The mayor of Severodonetsk, which has been in a fierce battle in Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine, has admitted that the city is completely under the control of Russian troops and has announced that the Russian Ministry of Defense has also taken control of the city.
The Ukrainian side is poised to move its base to an adjacent city and continue to resist.
In eastern Ukraine, Russian troops aiming for complete control of Luhansk Oblast have intensified their offensive against Ukraine-based Severodonetsk and Lysychans'k, which is adjacent across the river, for more than three months.
According to the Ukrainian news agency, Severodonetsk Mayor Struk said on the 25th, "The city was completely under the control of the Russian army. I hope that the Ukrainian army will recapture it as soon as possible." I admitted.
On the other hand, Mayor Struk said, "Ukrainian troops were not surrounded by Russian troops due to the withdrawal. Rishchansik is geographically protected." We are ready to move our base and continue to resist.
In response, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov announced on the 25th that he had complete control of Severodonetsk.
In addition, the Russian side has advanced troops from the south to Lysychans'k, claiming that the urban warfare has begun on the 25th, and the offense and defense are expected to intensify.
Ukrainian army points out that it was "first airstrike from Belarusian airspace"
In eastern Ukraine, the fighting intensified in Donetsk, which is next to Luhansk, and the Russian Defense Ministry announced on the 25th that it attacked Donetsk with missiles and destroyed armored vehicles.
In addition, on the 25th, multiple missile attacks were confirmed in various parts of the north and west, and Mayor Suhomlin of the northwestern city of Zhytomyr said that an aircraft invaded from the direction of Belarus and launched 24 missiles.
In addition, according to the military headquarters in the northern part of Ukraine, a total of 20 missile attacks were confirmed in the northern state of Chernihiv, some of which were launched by aircraft that invaded from the direction of Belarus.
Ukrainian intelligence has accused the alliance of Russia and Belarus, noting that "Ukraine was bombed from Belarus's airspace for the first time," citing the view that a Russian bomber had attacked.