The military of the Russian Federation controls most of Severodonetsk, Luhansk region, and hostilities continue directly in the city. This was stated by the head of the Lugansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai on the air of Radio Liberty and in Telegram.

However, he assured that now Severodonetsk is not surrounded - there are no prerequisites for the invaders to cordon off the city or Ukrainian defenders in this direction..

" We communicate constantly. There is an opportunity to maneuver, so the military is now calmly holding the defense in the positions they occupy,"

The head of the OVA also said that about 90% of houses in Severodonetsk had already been damaged.. Of these, approximately 60% received critical damage, so they are almost beyond repair..

In addition, the critical infrastructure of the city was completely destroyed.. This means that there is no central supply of water, gas and electricity.. "

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According to him, due to the shelling, it is almost impossible to carry out an evacuation or deliver humanitarian aid today..

" That's why I called on the locals to just hide in shelters for now.. Now there is no way to leave Severodonetsk. At least from a certain part, which is controlled by Ukrainian troops - perhaps, but this is on the verge of a foul, this is very risky. Chances are very small to escape. Therefore, there is simply no point in risking people's lives,"

Earlier it was reported that Russian invaders carried out an airstrike on Severodonetsk and hit a tank with nitric acid at a chemical plant.