“Just Shipilovo, Privolye, and I’ll take Novodruzhesk there as well - these are just the northern outskirts of the city of Lisichansk, which, in fact, are already under the control of the allied forces, and sweeps are already underway there,” TASS quotes him.

According to Miroshnik, the fighting in the city itself has been going on for two days, the offensive is coming from four sides.

The People's Militia of the LPR previously reported the liberation of the settlements of Privolye and Shipilovka.

On June 29, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, reported on Telegram that the first advanced military groups had entered Lisichansk.