New districts of Severodonetsk, Luhansk region, were under fire at night by Russian invaders, head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai said in a telegram.

“At night, four high-rise buildings were occupied in Severodonetsk, a building was destroyed in Novodruzhesk. There is almost nothing to destroy there - the enemy has destroyed most of the housing stock over the past month and a half. However, the shelling of our youngest city in the region does not subside,” Gaidai wrote..

The head of the UVA said that on the night of April 16-17, after being hit by shells, three high-rise buildings on the same street were occupied. Another one away. Rescuers went to the facilities as soon as the invaders ceased fire. Numerous apartment fires reported. Information about the victims is specified.

“In the evening, another house was destroyed by the enemy in Novodruzhesk. Firefighters managed to evacuate the owner,” the report says..

It is noted that on the front of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, 10 enemy attacks were repulsed in a day - 15 tanks, three artillery systems, 24 armored units and 10 vehicles of the Russian invaders were destroyed.

“Air defense units shot down four unmanned aerial vehicles of the Orlan-10 type and two cruise missiles,” Gaidai added..

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Earlier it was reported that more than 70,000 residents of the Luhansk region still have not left for safe places. This was stated by the head of the Lugansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai.

According to him, before the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, about 330 thousand people lived on the territory of the now free territory of the Lugansk region.. Over 32 thousand people were evacuated in 52 days, more than 200 thousand people left on their own.

He added that it is very dangerous to stay in the cities now, the shelling has intensified.