{"id":159672,"date":"2022-07-03T10:31:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T10:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=159672"},"modified":"2022-07-03T10:31:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T10:31:10","slug":"russia-claims-full-control-over-final-luhansk-stronghold-lysychansk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/russia-claims-full-control-over-final-luhansk-stronghold-lysychansk\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia claims &apos;full control&apos; over final Luhansk stronghold Lysychansk"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Russia claims &#8216;full control&#8217; over Lysychansk after Zelensky adviser admits Putin&#8217;s army is &#8216;gaining a foothold&#8217; in final Luhansk stronghold<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Crucial battle for Lysychansk ends in Russian victory: Moscow defence ministry<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Defence minister Shoigu informs Putin that all of Luhansk region now &#8216;liberated&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ukrainian army had admitted Putin&#8217;s forces were &#8216;gaining a foothold&#8217; in the city<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>News comes days after another key victory in neighbouring Severodonetsk\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Russian forces and Moscow-backed separatists claimed &#8216;full control&#8217; of Lysychansk, the last stronghold held by Ukrainian forces in eastern region Luhansk.<\/p>\n<p>The apparent victory after a week of intense fighting means Russia now reigns over the key Donbas region.<\/p>\n<p>Claiming that the Battle of Lysychansk had come to an end this morning, Moscow&#8217;s defence ministry said earlier today that it &#8216;encircled the Ukrainian enemy&#8217; inside the city.<\/p>\n<p>It stated: &#8216;Russian troops and units of the Luhansk People&#8217;s Republic are fighting inside Lysychansk, completely defeating the encircled enemy.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Lysychansk is next to Severodonetsk, which Russian forces took days beforehand.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/07\/03\/11\/59807881-10977535-image-a-11_1656843684840.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A bombed-out car sits alone on a rubble-littered road in Lysychansk, Luhansk region today<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/07\/03\/11\/59808667-10977535-image-a-1_1656843509324.jpg\" height=\"419\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s claim suggests the eight-year battle to control the Luhansk region is finally over<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/07\/03\/11\/59809121-10977535-image-a-4_1656843586547.jpg\" height=\"417\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A Ukrainian army handout shows a Russia-destroyed residential building in Lysychansk today<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/07\/03\/11\/59807947-10977535-image-a-15_1656843079200.jpg\" height=\"417\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Lysychansk palace of culture is bombed out and battle-scarred after a week of fighting<\/p>\n<p>Before Russia&#8217;s announcement, Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai wrote to followers on messaging app Telegram: &#8216;The occupiers threw all their forces on Lysychansk. They attacked the city with incomprehensibly cruel tactics<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They suffer significant losses, but stubbornly advance. They are gaining a foothold in the city.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>President Zelensky spokesman Oleksiy Arestovych also suggested the battle was likely to be over by Monday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/07\/03\/11\/59809123-10977535-image-a-2_1656843527902.jpg\" height=\"434\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A wrecked tank sits along the road between Lysychansk and Severodonetsk, Luhansk<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/07\/03\/11\/59807889-10977535-image-a-16_1656843109360.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Plumes of smoke were seen rising high above Lysychansk as Russia upped its forces days ago<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu confirmed he had told President Putin all of Luhansk was now &#8216;liberated&#8217; from Ukrainian forces.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian defense ministry added that it had struck military infrastructure in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, as well as a base used by foreign fighters on the outskirts of Mykolaiv in the country&#8217;s south.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine appeared to hit back overnight with a brief but fierce attack on Russian city Belgorod overnight.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/07\/03\/11\/59809127-10977535-image-a-3_1656843559034.jpg\" height=\"432\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A man sits next to piles of battle damage outside his apartment building in Severodonetsk<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10977535\/Russia-claims-control-Lysychansk-Zelensky-adviser-admits-army-gaining-foothold.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia claims &#8216;full control&#8217; 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