Until the New Year, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be able to please with progress in the Kremensk and Svatov directions, the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai believes.

According to him, 13 settlements have now been de-occupied in the Luhansk region.

“Forestries will provide firewood to residents of de-occupied villages,” he added..

The head of the UVA also spoke about the "

“Mobilization in the Lugansk region is the collection of “remnants of luxury” by Russians,” said Gaidai.

According to him, the invaders throw the mobilized men of the region into attacks in order to reveal the positions of the Ukrainian defenders..

Also, in the temporarily occupied cities, the Russians cut out radiators in high-rise buildings..

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Earlier it was reported that Russian troops are building a defense line near Svatovo to stop the advance of Ukrainian soldiers in the Svatov and Liman directions.. According to British intelligence, units of the 1st Guards Tank Army of Russia (1st GTA) are likely deployed along the defense line near the city of Svatovo, Luhansk region.