The Ministry of Defense of Russia has informed that Lisichańsk, located opposite Sievierodonetsk, has been seized. Putin was informed about this by Shoigu. Ukrainians firmly deny this information.
“Today, on July 3, 2022, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General Sergey Shoygu, reported to the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin about the liberation of the Luhansk People’s Republic,” reads the press release of the Ministry of Defense of Russia.
Conflicting reports:
“Contrary to the claims of the Russian authorities, its troops do not exercise” full control “over Lisichański, but even if they occupy the entire Luhansk region, the battle for Donbass will not be over, said the BBC’s adviser to Ukraine’s defense minister Yuri Sak.
