APU. Archive photoLUGANSK, May 9.LPR Ambassador to Russia Rodion Miroshnik said that a brigade of Ukrainian troops left their positions in Lisichansk, currently there are battles for this city, as well as for neighboring Severodonetsk. the road to Lisichansk from the south is open. A whole brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine left Lisichansk today, leaving their positions after small clashes,» Miroshnik wrote in his Telegram channel. battles for Severodonetsk and Lysichansk. «An attack is underway on Severodonetsk. The entire suburb and settlements from the east of the city have been cleared of militants. Fighting is still ongoing in the southeast of Severodonetsk, but they are close to completion,» the ambassador wrote. added Miroshnik.The UN reported that more than 170 people were evacuated from MariupolRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
