During the hostilities in the city of Severodonetsk, the Russian invaders completely destroyed one of its symbols - the Ice Palace of Sports. This was announced by the head of the Lugansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai in Telegram.

According to him, the building burned down as a result of enemy shelling..

“5,000 Severodonets will no longer attend a concert on the best stage in the city… Rashists threw shells at Ice. Ice, figure skating, hockey, volleyball, a sports school, concerts, graduations - almost 50 years of the history of the sports and cultural development of our Severodonetsk... "

Before that, he said that fierce fighting continues in the city.. However, he noted that the losses of Russian troops there significantly exceed the losses of Ukrainian forces..

In particular, according to the head of the OVA, the invaders pulled units with Buryats from Severodonetsk due to heavy losses of personnel..

" The Rashists took the remnants of the Buryats from Severodonetsk, because they can’t stand the fight with the Ukrainian defenders… The Buryats retreated because they are much weaker than our defenders,” Gaidai emphasized.

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He added that the Russian military is also heavily shelling Lisichansk, in particular, using large-caliber weapons that break through concrete and make it dangerous to stay even in shelters.. At the same time, there are no battles directly in the city and its environs..

The head of the OVA clarified that now hostilities continue in Severodonetsk, settlements of the Gorskaya community and in the direction of Popasnaya-Kamyshevakh.

In addition, according to Gaidai, the invaders may again try to force the Seversky Donets.

“Now the weather is hot - the water in the Seversky Donets river has fallen. We are now carefully looking at the movement of Russians. Because, perhaps, they will want to make a crossing somewhere again and transfer personnel and equipment across the river again, ”said the head of the Luhansk Regional Military District.

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Earlier, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled an enemy assault on the northwestern outskirts of Toshkovka, located near Severodonetsk.