DONETSK, September 25. /TASS/. Russian troops have trapped Seversk in a cauldron of fire, Igor Kimakovsky, adviser to the head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), told TASS.

"Seversk has already been trapped within a pocket of fire. Our forces are encircling the city from the north, the south, and the west," he announced.

According to Kimakovsky, Kiev has been trying to deploy reserve troops to that sector of the front line, and fierce battles are currently taking place there.