“Ninety-ninth day of war in Ukraine, enumerates Oukraïnska Pravda. The Russian military bombards to the east and to the south, they strike in the region of Sumy. In the Luhansk region, the situation is particularly dangerous.” There, the city of Sievierodonetsk would be “80% under Russian occupation”.
In Sievierodonetsk, the fighting continues
This means that the Kremlin should soon be able to claim the capture of all of Luhansk Oblast, one of its official war aims.
Yet, writes Ukrainian specialist in military issues Dmytro Sniehiriov on the news site Khvylya, “contrary to what the Russian forces claim”, who say “Occupying 80% of the territory of Sievierodonetsk, the Ukrainian defenders carried out several counter-attacks and captured occupiers”.
“There is no risk of encirclement of the Ukrainian army in the Luhansk region. Everything that is currently taking place in the region has completely thwarted the Russian plans, which envisaged encircling the Ukrainian groupings around Sievierodonetsk a Lyssytchansk. ”
Ukrainian forces in retreat
The fact remains that the Russian troops are progressing to the east, admittedly step by step. According to Dmytro Sniehirov, “the Ukrainian army is retreating to positions established in advance, which gives the advantage to our forces. We can in no way speak of defeat, even if some may have this impression. This is called active defense. In the Luhansk region, the Russians are 7 to 1.”
The staff of kyiv would have entrusted to the garrisons of Lyss