Russian Defense Ministry: the group of troops "Center" broke through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and blockaded Lisichansk from the south

“Connections and military units of the grouping of forces“ Center ”under the command of Colonel General Lapin A.P.

having broken through the well-prepared defense of the Ukrainian troops, they defeated the opposing enemy, and developing the offensive blocked the city of Lisichansk from the south, ”said Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense.

Within five days, they liberated 11 settlements, he added.

Of these, the largest are: Loskutovka, Mirnaya Dolina, Ustinovka.

At the same time, the Southern Group of Forces under the command of General of the Army Sergei Surovikin “completed the defeat of the encircled grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Gorsky Cauldron,” Konashenkov said.

“Russian troops and units of the People’s Militia of the LPR liberated the settlements of Gorskoye and Zolote,” the ministry said.

On June 24, it became known that four battalions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one brigade artillery group, about 120 Nazis of the Right Sector * and up to 80 foreign mercenaries were completely blocked by Russian troops in the area of ​​​​Gorsky and Zolote.

In total, up to 2 thousand people were surrounded, and continuous fire was fired at the positions of the Ukrainian military.

* "Right Sector" is a Ukrainian association of radical nationalist organizations, recognized as extremist and banned in Russia (decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of 11/17/2014).