KYIV: of Russia defense The minister said Moscow’s forces have taken control of the last major city held by Ukraine in UkraineLuhansk province.
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told the President Vladimir Putin on Sunday that “as a result of successful military operations, the armed forces of the Russian Federation, together with the People’s Militia units of the Luhansk People’s Republic, have established full control city Lysychansk“, Russian news agencies reported.
Ukrainian fighters have spent weeks trying to secure Lysychansk and keep it from falling into Russian hands, as neighboring Sievierodonetsk did a week ago. A presidential adviser predicted late Saturday that the future of the city could be determined within days.
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told the President Vladimir Putin on Sunday that “as a result of successful military operations, the armed forces of the Russian Federation, together with the People’s Militia units of the Luhansk People’s Republic, have established full control city Lysychansk“, Russian news agencies reported.
Ukrainian fighters have spent weeks trying to secure Lysychansk and keep it from falling into Russian hands, as neighboring Sievierodonetsk did a week ago. A presidential adviser predicted late Saturday that the future of the city could be determined within days.
