The head of the Luhansk regional military administration, Sergei Gaidai, said that the Russian troops are ready for an offensive in the Donbass.

According to him, the pause in the offensive was caused by rains..

" At the same time, the enemy intensified shelling of peaceful cities, while Popasnaya and Rubizhne are already similar to Mariupol in their destruction,"

Gaidai noted that about 70 thousand residents remain in the free territory of the Luhansk region.

Evacuation continued today from Kremennaya, Rubizhne, Lisichansk, Severodonetsk, Gorskaya Hromada and Popasnaya.

[see_also ids\u003d"

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine noted that the invaders are most active in the Slobozhansky and Donetsk directions.

In the Donetsk and Tauride directions, Russian troops are concentrating their efforts on keeping Popasna and Rubizhne, as well as Mariupol, under control. The aggressor continues shelling in most directions.