John BaconCelina TeborJorge L. Ortiz
USA TODAY
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The Russian military pounded away at pockets of resistance across parts of eastern Ukraine on Tuesday whiletwo American veteranscaptured by Russian troops waited to learn if they will face the death penalty.
The beleaguered eastern city of Sievierodonetsk isone of the last areas in the Luhansk regionthat Russia has failed to completely overwhelm. About 568 civilians, including 38 children, remain holed up with Ukraine fighters at the Azot chemical plant, said regional governor Serhiy Haidai. The civilians are primarily employees of the company, and their families andhave refused to evacuate, Haidai said.
“Today everything that can burn is on fire,” Haidai said.
The Russian military controls about 95% of the Luhansk, which along with Donetsk comprises the Donbas region that the Kremlin has coveted since withdrawing from a botched assault on the Ukraine capital of…
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