by Hervé Bar © Agence France-Presse SEVERODONETSK, Ukraine (AFP) — Desperate evacuation attempts from eastern Ukraine were under way Thursday as authorities warned of an imminent Russian offensive, following the devastation around Kyiv that has shocked the world. Russian troops have been withdrawing from around the capital and Ukraine’s north, leaving a trail of destruction, as they prepare for an expected assault on the country’s southeast. Scenes of carnage that Ukrainian officials have accused retreating […]