Route Lisichansk – Bakhmut/Sergey Gaidai
The last major cities in the Lugansk region that are under the control of the Ukrainian power, remain Severodonetsk and Lisichansk. However, the invaders are constantly trying to take these cities into the cauldron, cutting them off from the rest of Ukraine.
These cities are connected with the rest of Ukraine by the Lysichansk-Bakhmut highway. In fact, it has become the “road of life” for Severodonetsk and Lisichansk, because extremely important cargoes are delivered to the cities through it. Including humanitarian aid for those who still remained.
It was this route that the Russian occupiers repeatedly tried to “cut”. For this, they even repeatedly tried to force the Seversky Donets River near the village of Belogorovka. But it all ended with the fatal losses of the Russians – the largest momentary losses since the beginning of the war against Ukraine. Only Ukrainian military equipment destroyed about a hundred units.
So the Lisichansk-Bakhmut highway remains under the control of the Ukrainian army. Although the Russian occupiers are shooting through it. For example, on Tuesday, May 24, they hit an oil refinery, which is located near Lisichansk and this highway. At the same time, shelling of this plant is systematic.
The head of the Lugansk regional military administration, Sergei Gaidai, denied the report that the occupiers managed to cut the Lysichansk-Bakhmut highway, thus cutting off the Luhansk region. According to him, movement along the road is still possible, despite the danger of shelling. But access to Lisichansk and Severodonetsk is preserved.
“Some headlines generally cause outrage. Write” The Russians cut off the message along the Lisichansk-Bakhmut highway. Luhansk region in the cauldron?” irresponsibly and manipulatively. Keep your assumptions to yourself. Have you thought about what will happen to the relatives of the defenders defending the Luhansk region and relatives remaining in the region when they read this? What cauldron? Think about the people,” called Sergei Gaidai.
At the same time, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Russian invaders were not abandoning their attempts to form the Seversky Donets River. True, this time they decided to do it a little west of Belogorovka, where they were mercilessly defeated by the Ukrainian army. They need this in order to surround Lisichansk from the west, thereby encircling the urban agglomeration Severodonetsk-Lysichansk. True, all attempts to do this are unsuccessful, and the Ukrainian military continues to protect these cities.
