“We are now in the village of Golmovsky.

The active phase of hostilities to liberate Novolugansky has begun, ”the head of the city said in his Telegram channel.

Residents of the village are advised to hide in their houses and not go out.

Earlier, the headquarters of the territorial defense of the Donetsk People's Republic said that the forces of the DNR and LNR liberated and took full control of 219 settlements on the territory of the republic.