Over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling in the Luhansk region, at least five people were killed, four of them in Severodonetsk. In Lisichansk, the invaders attacked the police station. About 50 houses were damaged in the region over the past day, said the head of the OVA Sergey Gaidai.

According to him, throughout the day the Russians tried to squeeze into Severodonetsk from the side of Purdovka and Shchedrishchevo, the enemy attacked the positions of our military in the Ustinovka area.

“The residents of Severodonetsk have already forgotten when silence was established in the city for at least half an hour.. The Russians go to residential areas continuously,” the head of the OVA stressed..

He added that on May 26, four residents of Severodonetsk were killed by enemy shells, all in the old districts of the city..

“Two of them - at the same time, at the same high-rise building. Damage to the housing stock was also added - 11 multi-apartment and one private house. And this is exclusively in Severodonetsk,” Gaidai said..

As a result of a powerful artillery attack on Lisichansk, 19 objects were damaged during May 25. On May 26, the invaders opened fire on the police station in Lysichansk, fortunately, no one was hurt.

Another man was killed by a Russian shell yesterday in Kamyshevakh. It also became known about the death of two women in Gorny during the last week.

“In the Popasnyanskaya and Gornaya massifs of destroyed housing - it’s impossible to list. What is known for May 26: 11 houses in Zolote, nine in Gorny, eight in Toshkovka, four in Nirkov, three in Nikolaevka,” the head of the OVA said..

He also added that over the past twelve enemy attacks have been repelled, a tank, five artillery systems, five armored vehicles and five vehicles have been destroyed.. In addition, air defense units shot down an enemy Ka-52 helicopter, a cruise missile and an Orlan-10 UAV..

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Earlier, British intelligence reported that Russia moved 50-year-old T-62 tanks, deeply mothballed in the zone of responsibility of the Southern Group of Forces of the Russian Federation, to the Donbass.

Russian ground forces continue their attempt to encircle Severodonetsk and Lisichansk. In particular, they recently managed to capture several villages northwest of Popasnaya..