“The control of the Ukrainian troops in the Lysychansk direction has been lost,” the statement says.
It is noted that the commander of the 115th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost control of his units, which led to the loss of 80% of the personnel and about 70% of the equipment of the 138th battalion of the brigade.
Earlier, the Ambassador of the Lugansk People's Republic in Russia, Rodion Miroshnik, said that the LPR fighters were already in the industrial zone in the south of Lisichansk.