The number of attacks on Severodonetsk has increased several times/collage of 24 channels
The Russian military is increasing the number of attacks on Severodonetsk. Due to the massive attacks of the aggressor troops, it became even more difficult to evacuate civilians in the Luhansk region.
Russia threw all its forces to capture Severodonetsk
About this on the air of FreeDOM “said the head of the Lugansk regional military administration, Sergei Gaidai, according to Channel 24. He said that the situation in the Luhansk region is only getting worse.
Gaidai noted that Russia threw all its forces into capturing Severodonetsk or cutting off the Luhansk region along the Lisichansk-Bakhmut highway. The city is simply being destroyed, as they used to destroy Rubizhne or Popasna,” said the head of the Luhansk OVA.
Gaidai recalled that on May 21, the Russian military destroyed the bridge between Severodonetsk and Lisichansk using artillery. According to him, humanitarian aid was transported to Severodonetsk and people were transported over this bridge.
At the same time, as Gaidai noted, there is good news. Russian propagandists filmed a story about how infidels destroyed the bridge and thereby helped the Armed Forces of Ukraine to put fire on the enemy. Thanks to the plot, it was possible to destroy the enemy “Pion”, which destroyed the bridge.
The Russians are shelling the roads for evacuation
The head of the Luhansk Regional Military District noted that the situation with the evacuation from Severodonetsk is much worse. According to him, there are roads for the removal of people, but they are heavily shelled.
Despite this, the Ukrainian rescuers do not stop. Gaidai recalled that on May 21, 57 people were evacuated from Belogorovka, Lisichansk and Severodonetsk. Humanitarian aid was also brought there.
Russia is trying to seize the Luhansk region: what is known
- The Russian armed forces are continuously driven through the Luhansk region, destroying civilian infrastructure. Currently, Ukraine controls only 10% of the territory in the Lugansk region.
- Russia has concentrated its forces on the capture of Severodonetsk. As the head of the Lugansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai, reported, the fighting for the city continues day and night.
- On May 20, the aggressor troops attacked a school in Severodonetsk, as a result of which three civilians were killed. In total, on May 20, 6 people died at the hands of the invaders in the Lugansk region.
- It should be noted that in the territories of the Luhansk region controlled by Ukraine, there are problems with basic needs. Recently in Severodonetsk it was possible to resume gas supply. At the same time, the region was left without electricity and water.