Heavy fighting continued throughout the night in the Lugansk region, head of the Lugansk military administration Sergei Gaidai said on Sunday morning..

“Fighting in Rubizhne and Popasna continues. Massive destruction of residential buildings throughout the region. The number of victims is being specified,"

In particular, Russian troops stepped up offensive and assault operations in the Severodonetsk and Popasnyansk directions.. Fighting continues in Rubizhne and Popasna.

Also, not far from Severodonetsk, the invaders built a pontoon crossing across the Red River..

“Orcs are pouring fire on all the free settlements of the Luhansk region. We got into residential buildings in Severodonetsk, Lisichansk, Novodruzhesk, Rubizhny and Gorny, an electric transformer and a store were on fire there. Information about the victims is specified. The shelling does not stop,” Gaidai added..

Over the past day in the Donbas, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled twelve attacks by Russian invaders, destroyed four tanks, fifteen armored and four vehicles, five artillery systems.