According to Ukrainian sources, Russian troops are in Lysychansk indented. “In the Donetsk region, the occupiers are concentrating on consolidating their positions in the cities of Lysychansk and Verkhnyokamyanka,” the General Staff of Ukraine said on Sunday. The Ukrainian military governor in Luhansk, Serhiy Hayday, also confirmed on his Telegram channel that Russia had advanced “and gained a foothold in the Lysychansk district”. It remains unclear whether the Ukrainian unit is in the city.
On Saturday, pro-Russian separatists had announced that they would take Lysychansk. Kyiv replied that the strategically important city was still under its own control. After the fall of Severodonetsk, Lysychansk was the last major place in the territory controlled by Ukrainian forces Luhansk.
According to the General Staff report, there was also a Russian attack towards Kharkiv and Slovakia. The Russian offensive was repulsed in both directions.
The fighting continued towards Bakhmut, an important transport hub in the Donetsk region. The same is true for Spartak, a suburb of Donetsk that Russian troops are trying to invade.
in southern Ukraine The Ivanivka settlement, which Ukrainian forces captured the day before in the Kherson region, was hit by heavy Russian air strikes. In addition, the Mykolaiv region will be shelled by rockets. Information cannot be independently verified.