Serhii Haidai, the governor of the Luhansk region, said on Wednesday that Severodonetsk was largely under Russian control. However, the neighboring city of Lysytshansk is still under Ukrainian rule, Haidai adds.
9.6. 01: 02 • Updated 9.6. 01:26
Ukrainian troops fighting in Severodonetsk have caused massive losses to Russian forces in difficult and fierce fighting, says Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
Zelenskyi spoke about it in his daily speech Wednesday night.
– From many angles, the fate of the Donbass region will be decided there, Zelenskyi says.
Governor of Luhansk Oblast Serhii Haidai said earlier on Wednesday in his Telegram account that Severodonetsk is largely under Russian control after the fighting.
– We still have an industrial area (in Severodonetsk), there are no Russians there. Fighting is still going on in the streets within the city, Haidai said.
– The Russians are shooting everything, they are destroying houses in Severodonetsk with tanks and artillery. The industrial area is also being fired, but the fight continues, our friends are resisting the streets, Haidai added.
At the same time, however, the neighboring city of Lysyzhansk is still under the control of Ukrainian forces, Haidai told Telegram. However, Lysytshansk has suffered massive damage as a result of round-the-clock artillery fire by Russian troops.
Severodonetsk and Lysyshansk are separated by a river. Both cities have been the last places ruled by Ukrainians in the Luhansk region.