In the LPR, they announced the capture of the Ukrainian military in the operational environment in Zolote and Gorsky

“Now we can say that those groupings of troops that are in Gorskoye and Zolote are already in operational encirclement,” TASS quoted him as saying on the air of the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

Marochko added that the capture of the remaining several settlements would allow closing the ring.

Also, the LNR reported that civilians were being evacuated from Severodonetsk in small groups due to security threats.