Promise of a break and reward for the unit that has established a major… They seem to focus on attacking Donetsk.
Immediately after Russian troops completely occupied the Luhansk Oblast (Russian name Lugansk Oblast) in eastern Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin ordered on the 4th (local time) to continue “special military operations” in other regions of Ukraine.
According to the Tas-Ryanovosti news agency, President Putin received a report from Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on the same day and ordered that “military units belonging to the ‘Eastern Army’ and ‘Western Army’ must continue to carry out operations according to the plans approved in advance.” .
“We expect the same results as in Lugansk in other areas,” he added.
At the same time, Putin ordered, “The Central Army and Southern Army units participating in the operation to occupy the Lugansk Oblast (strategic city) Lysichansk should take a break and strengthen their combat capabilities.”
The units that succeeded in seizing the territory of the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), which corresponds to the Lugansk Oblast through the occupation of Lisichansk, were given a break, and other units that had not yet achieved noticeable results were instructed to continue operations and secure results. will be.
Putin promised to reward all soldiers who made a major contribution in the operation to occupy Lisichank.
In a report today, Minister Shoigu explained, “The LPR Territory Complete Liberation Operation started on the 19th of last month and ended the day before,” and explained that the Central and LPR Army units successfully carried out this operation with the support of the Southern Army units.
He said that he liberated 25 residential areas, including Severodonetsk, Lisichansk, and Zolotoye in the two-week operation. In the process, the Ukrainian army suffered 5,469 casualties, including 2,218 killed. It said that 196 tanks and armored vehicles, 166 cannons and mortars, and 97 multiple rocket guns were lost.
“The operation (LPR occupation) was completed yesterday with the liberation of Lisichansk, one of the largest cities in the LPR,” he said. He announced that the operation was continuing.
The day before, Shoigu reported to Putin that “through a successful military operation, we have gained complete control over Lisichansk, a key strategic point in Lugansk Oblast.”
On the same day, the Ukrainian army also confirmed the Russian announcement, saying that it had “decided to retreat from Lisichansk.”
Lisichansk was where the Ukrainian forces fought the last battle in Luhansk Oblast, and Russia gained control of the entire Luhansk Oblast by securing this area.
Now, the Russian military is expected to focus on the attack on Donetsk Oblast, which together with Luhansk Oblast make up the Donbas region.
Currently, it is known that Russian troops have occupied about half of Donetsk Oblast.
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