The Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Luhansk region retreated from Popasna to more fortified positions prepared in advance, head of the Lugansk regional military administration Serhiy Gaidai said on the air of the national telethon.

“Unfortunately, our troops really retreated a little from Popasna, because the city was shelled for more than two months.. There are bombs, and rockets, and mines, artillery. Everything is destroyed there. Therefore, ours retreated to stronger positions that were prepared earlier, ”he said..

Gaidai added that heavy fighting is now ongoing in the direction of Severodonetsk-Voevodovka, as well as on the territory of the Gorskaya community, which includes such settlements as Toshkovka, Yekaterinovka, Zolote-4.

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The day before, the head of the region said that the Russian invaders are trying to create an artificial famine in the Lugansk region. In particular, in Popasna and Rubizhne, people have only a week left of food and water..