The head of the DPR Pushilin announced the active phase of the liberation of the city of Krasny Lyman

According to him, to date, 28 settlements have been liberated from Ukrainian troops in the north of the DPR.

“Now there is an active phase of the liberation of the city of Krasny Lyman.

Russian units, together with the People's Militia, entered the city itself,” he said.

Pushilin added that about half of the city is under the control of Russian, DNR and LNR forces.

Earlier it was reported that the city of Svetlodarsk came under the operational control of the Donetsk People's Republic.