In the Chernihiv region, two settlements were liberated - Sloboda and Lukashevka, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports..

The operation was carried out by units of the Pivnich Operational Command.

Now the area is being cleared of mine-explosive objects left by the Russians. Assistance is also provided to local residents..

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Earlier, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Russian troops were concentrating their forces on maintaining occupied lines, preparing for the resumption of offensive operations in certain areas and establishing full control over the territory of Donetsk and Lugansk regions..

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov also said earlier that part of the Russian units that the Russian Federation is withdrawing from the Kiev and Chernihiv regions will be redeployed to the Kharkiv and Donetsk directions..