The Russian military has not yet established control over the entire territory of the Luhansk region. Fighting continues on the outskirts of the region, where Ukrainian defenders continue to inflict losses on the occupiers. This was announced by the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai in Telegram.

“Until 100% of the Lugansk region is occupied. There is also a settlement where battles are being fought, where Russian soldiers are dying. This is a very small area, but the fighting is still going on,” he said..

Gaidai noted that during the attack on the Lugansk region, the Russian army suffered " In particular, according to him, the recent order of Vladimir Putin to allow "

The head of the UVA also noted that the Russians have been trying to completely seize the Lugansk region for more than four months, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine temporarily left Severodonetsk and Lysychansk because "

“Our defenders retreated only when there was nothing to hold on to. The orcs on the battlefield could not win, so they burned the Luhansk land. For more than four months, the Russians were able to advance, with the help of artillery, 30 km of the territory of the region, ”he wrote..

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Gaidai believes that now the invaders will try to strengthen the offensive against the cities of Bakhmut and Slavyansk.

At the same time, he noted that enemy troops continue to lose their ammunition depots on a daily basis due to "

Earlier, adviser to the head of the Presidential Office Mykhailo Podolyak commented on the temporary withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from their positions in Lysichansk. According to him, such a decision will serve the correct return of Donbass in the future..