Russian troops are advancing in all directions in the area of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, using aircraft and Tochka-U missiles.
The head of the Sievierodonetsk district state administration Roman Vlasenko told Radio Svoboda about this in a comment.
"Offensive in all directions. They storm Lysychansk, storm the Bakhmut-Lysychansk road. And in Sievierodonetsk as well, the surrounding villages — Synetsky, Pavlohrad, Syrotyne, Borovske. There is shelling and fighting everywhere," Roman Vlasenko said.
According to him, Ukrainian troops are still in Severodonetsk, it will take time to leave the city.
"Itʼs not a matter of hours or days. It may take some time," Roman Vlasenko said, emphasizing that there is no talk of retreating from Lysychansk.
According to his estimates, currently 7-8,000 people remain in Sievierodonetsk and 10,000 in Lysychansk. Prior to the large-scale Russian invasion, 100,000 people lived in each of these cities.
- The Ukrainian military has been ordered to withdraw from Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk oblast, because it makes no sense to be in broken positions — the death toll is rising. This was announced on the air of the telethon on Friday, June 24, by the head of the Luhansk Oblast Military Administration Serhiy Haidai.