Breaking news from the war in Ukraine: Russia controls “most” of a key Ukrainian city

Video summary of the Ukraine-Russia war: May 30 15:55 (CNN Spanish) — Russia’s war in Ukraine does not let up. These are the most recent events in the conflict that keeps the world on edge. “Most of Severodonetsk” is now controlled by Russia, with troops “moving towards the center”, according to the head of the Luhansk regional military administration. But Serhiy Hayday has denied Russian reports that Moscow forces have captured the entire city. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed new European Union sanctions against Moscow but criticized the delay as “unacceptable”. In addition, Gazprom, the Russian state energy company, will stop supplying gas to Denmark starting this Wednesday. Here are the latest headlines on Russia’s war in Ukraine: Russians control “most of Severodonetsk” Serhiy Hayday, head of the military administration of the Luhansk region, said Russian troops now control most of the city from Severodonetsk, but rejected suggestions that Ukrainian troops in the area are surrounded. “We are in constant communication,” he said. “There is an opportunity to maneuver, so the military now calmly maintains the defense in the positions they occupy now. The city at this stage has 90% of all houses damaged. Of these, 60% are almost impossible to restore. And all the critical infrastructure is completely destroyed.” Severodonetsk residents tell how they live under shelling 3:46 Hayday said: “Now there is no chance to leave Severodonetsk. It is very risky and the chances of escaping [ileso] they are very small. Therefore, it just doesn’t make sense to risk people’s lives.” Hayday added that the Russian goal was to encircle all Ukrainian troops. “Of course, they would like to capture the entire Luhansk region much faster. Either just cut off the route “Lysychansk – Bakhmut” or capture Severodonetsk as soon as possible. But they fail to capture the entire area.” If Russian forces gain control of Severodonetsk, the neighboring city of Lysychansk will be the only urban area of ​​any size in Luhansk to remain under Ukrainian control. Zelensky criticizes the EU’s delay in imposing sanctions to Russia (Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, welcomed this Tuesday the new package of sanctions from the European Union against Moscow, but criticized the bloc for the gap of more than 50 days between the fifth and sixth round of sanctions.”More than 50 days have passed since the fifth package of sanctions, this is unacceptable to us,” Zelensky said during a joint news conference with Slovak Prime Minister Zuzana Caputova in Kyiv on Tuesday.The EU has agreed to ban 90% of Russian oil imports by the end of the year, European Council leaders said on Monday.Read more about sanctions here Gazprom to stop s Russian gas supply to Denmark Danish energy company Ørsted confirmed that Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom will stop gas supplies from June 1 after Ørsted refused to pay for gas in rubles. “At Ørsted, we remain steadfast in our refusal to pay in rubles, and we have been preparing for this scenario, so we still hope to be able to supply gas to our customers,” said Mads Nipper, group chairman and CEO of the firm. danish Ørsted warned on Monday that it could be disrupted, adding that preparations to minimize the risk of wider supply include filling its gas storage facilities in Germany and Denmark. Russia could cut off natural gas to Denmark and the Netherlands 1:12 About 4% of Denmark’s total energy consumption comes from Russian gas, according to the European think tank Bruegel. Finland, Poland and Bulgaria have already had Russian gas supplies cut off after refusing to pay in rubles. Russian President Vladimir Putin said in March that “enemy” nations would have to pay rubles, rather than the euros or dollars stipulated in contracts. World oil prices close at their highest level in almost 3 months Brent crude closed Tuesday at its highest level in almost three months after the European Union reached an agreement to ban 90% of its oil imports Russian for the end of the year. However, oil finished well above its daily highs after a new report indicated that OPEC may be preparing to finally increase much-needed production. Brent crude, the global benchmark, gained 1% on the day, closing at $122.84 a barrel, the highest close since March 8. Earlier in the session, Brent traded as high as $125.28. After an initial rally, US crude closed at $114.67 a barrel, down 0.4% on the day. This comes after the EU forged an agreement on a partial ban on Russian oil imports in a bid to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. While new sanctions were widely expected, this move will further affect global energy supply. Europe is the biggest buyer of Russian energy, with around 2.4 million barrels of Russian crude shipped to Europe every day in 2021, according to the International Energy Agency. “Somehow, between now and the end of the year, the world has to find a way to make up this shortfall,” said Andy Lipow, president of Lipow Oil Associates. What caused the fall in global stocks? 1:04 CNN’s Tim Lister, Kostan Nechyporenko, Niamh Kennedy, Robert North and Matt Egan contributed to this report