[キーウ／KONSTYANTYNIVKA（ウクライナ） ３日 ロイター] –Arestovich, an adviser to the Ukrainian Presidential Office, did not rule out the possibility of the city’s fall as the fighting over Lysychans’k, the last key point in eastern Lugansk, intensifies over the weekend.
Last month, Russian troops conquered the city of Severodonetsk on the other side of the Donets River.
An official of the pro-Russian faction “People’s Republic of Lugansk” told a Russian television station that “Lysychans’k was under control.” “It hasn’t been released yet,” he said.
Russian media showed footage of pro-Russian soldiers waving flags and cheering in Lisichansk, but a spokesman for the National Guard of Ukraine stated that the city was still dominated by Ukrainian troops. “Currently, there is a fierce battle near the city of Lysychans’k, but it has not been besieged yet,” he said.
“This is just a threat. We will not rule out any consequences. Things will be clearer in a day or two,” said Aresevich, who said Russian troops were crossing the Donets River and approaching the city from the north. ..
The mayor said on the 2nd that a large-scale explosion also occurred in the city of Mykolaiv, which is adjacent to the port city of Odessa (Odessa) facing the Black Sea in southern Ukraine.
The cause of the explosion is unknown at this time, but Russia has announced that it has attacked military headquarters.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a television speech yesterday that the road to victory is “very difficult”, but Ukrainian people need to maintain their determination to harm the “invaders”.