“The allied forces liberated the village of Bogorodichnoye in the DPR, a powerful springboard for the attack on Slavyansk is being organized,” he said in his Telegram channel.

Earlier, the People's Militia of the LPR reported that the allied forces had liberated Trypillya and Vladimirovka in the DPR.

Prior to this, the Ambassador of the Luhansk People's Republic in Russia, Rodion Miroshnik, said that the allied forces had taken control of Grigorovka and were moving towards Seversk.