On 25 June, Russian forces captured Sievierodonetsk,[1] Syrotyne, Voronove and Borivske[2][3] Approximately 10,000 civilians remained in the city, ten percent of the pre-war level.[4] At this time, Hanna Maliar, the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, criticized civilians for allegedly disrupting military operations during the battle by sharing military information on social media.[5][6]