Black Friday.
What's next for Putin? Per ISW last month he will annex the eastern oblasts and the south around the Black Sea, refuse to negotiate their status on the basis that they are Russian territory (old Soviet doctrine: "What's ours is ours, what's yours is negotiable.") and defend them as he would Moscow, with nuclear weapons if need be. He first had to get control and the fall of Sievierodonetsk was a crucial step to his plans.
