Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announces the liberation of the greater part of the republics of Lugansk and Donetsk on the left side of the Severodonetsk River.
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced today, Tuesday, the liberation of the largest part of the republics of Lugansk and Donetsk on the left side of the Severodonetsk River.
Shoigu emphasized the liberation of the city of Svyatogorsk in the Donetsk People’s Republic from Ukrainian forces, the clearing of residential areas in the city of Severodonetsk completely, and the development of the offensive in the Popasnia axis.
“To date, 97% of the Luhansk lands have been captured,” he added.
The Russian minister stated that the total number of captured Ukrainian soldiers is 6,489, revealing that during the past ten days of operations in Ukraine, the Russian forces destroyed 51 pieces of military equipment that were provided to the Ukrainian army, including 12 armored combat vehicles and 21 howitzers. 155 mm caliber, two rocket launchers, and 16 unmanned aerial vehicles.
On Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Ukrainian forces suffered A heavy loss in the battles of SeverodonetskAnd it began to retreat towards the city of Lysichansk, a situation that necessitated a statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who said yesterday that matters Still “very difficult”.
The Donetsk People’s Republic announced in a statement on Monday, Ukrainian forces abandon their military vehicles He fled from the city of Svyatogorsk within the territory of the republic.
The Luhansk ambassador to Moscow, Rodion Miroshnik, had indicated a few days ago that the number of Ukrainian prisoners detained in the Lugansk and Donetsk republics in The Donbass region has about 8,000 prisoners.