Soldiers of the mortar unit of the LPR People's Militia . File photoSEVERODONETSK, June 15The people's militia of the LPR will try to deliver water to civilians blocked at the Azot plant in the Severodonetsk region, said Alexander Nikishin, head of the garrison service of the Second Army Corps. but we can’t get there yet … We will try to somehow throw water there,» Nikishin told reporters on Wednesday. People's militia fighters have already delivered bread to the cellars located near the contact line.The LPR believes that there may be foreign mercenaries at the Azot plant. The Azot chemical plant is located in the city of Severodonetsk, Luhansk People's Republic. At the moment, the territory of the plant is controlled by Ukrainian armed formations. During the liberation of Severodonetsk, the Russian army and allied forces of the LPR blocked the militants of Ukrainian nationalist battalions on the territory of the enterprise. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, retreating from the residential area of Severodonetsk, the militants took hundreds of civilians out of the city to the industrial zone of the plant to hide behind them like a human shield. Kyiv. Considering that the day before Ukrainian troops blew up the only bridge in the direction of Lysichansk, the Russian Ministry of Defense considered the evacuation in this direction unsafe and offered an alternative humanitarian corridor — to the north, towards Svatovo, controlled by the LPR.
The Ukrainian military cannot leave Severodonetsk, Basurin said. In addition, the Ministry of Defense assessed Kyiv's appeal as an attempt to save the blocked militants and try to withdraw them according to the «Mariupol scenario.» In response, the Russian army offered blockaded militants and foreign mercenaries to lay down their arms and surrender, guaranteeing their lives and decent treatment. Earlier Wednesday, Nikishin announced that there were «much fewer» 1,500 civilians at the plant, which were originally announced. Civilians are there «in an extremely critical» condition, «for five days people are not even able to go out and get water,» he noted. According to him, the civilians there are not aware of the humanitarian corridor opened by the Russian side. Moreover, the Ukrainian side fired at the corridor around 8:00 am. According to Nikishin, only 9 people were able to withdraw from the territory of the plant in just one day. Thus, the first day of work can be considered disrupted by the Ukrainian side.When the residential part of the city came under the control of Russian forces, locals told how Ukrainian troops and national battalions, vying for territory, shelled houses and social facilities.
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When the residential part of the city came under the control of Russian forces, locals told how Ukrainian troops and national battalions, vying for territory, shelled houses and social facilities.
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"Here stood the troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the national battalions. They didn't get along with each other. And here it all flew from one side to the other. They deliberately smashed stores, looted & # 34;, the townspeople recall. there were troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and national battalions. They didn't get along with each other. And here it all flew from one side to the other. They deliberately smashed stores, looted & # 34;, — the townspeople recall.
The Ukrainian military fired at residential areas from "Gradov". "Arrived" and to school No. 8, all the windows were broken, the ceiling fell in one of the classrooms. A local resident showed a destroyed classroom to a RIA Novosti correspondent. "Look. Let them not say that it was not. There were no Russians here. It was March 16",” he said.
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The Ukrainian military fired at residential areas from "Gradov". "Arrived" and to school No. 8, all the windows were broken, the ceiling fell in one of the classrooms. A local resident showed a destroyed classroom to a RIA Novosti correspondent. "Look. Let them not say that it was not. There were no Russians here. It was March 16",” he said.
Despite the shelling, almost half of the townspeople still remain in their homes.
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Despite the shelling, almost half of the townspeople still remain in their homes.
Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine treated civilians aggressively, and the townspeople became friends with the Russian military. "They help, bring groceries", people explain.
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K Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine treated civilians aggressively, and the townspeople became friends with the Russian military. "They help, they bring food", — people explain.
Retreating, the Armed Forces of Ukraine blew up bridges, mined bypass country roads. First of all, the sappers had to clear the surroundings.
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Retreating, the Armed Forces of Ukraine blew up bridges and mined bypass country roads. First of all, the sappers had to clear the surroundings.
Humanitarian aid began to arrive in the liberated areas, everything they needed was delivered.
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Humanitarian aid has begun to arrive in the liberated areas, and everything essential is being delivered.
Ukrainian troops driven out of the city are now attacking Severodonetsk from Lysichansk.
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Ukrainian troops driven out of the city troops are now attacking Severodonetsk from Lysichansk.
Civilians hide from shelling mainly in the basements of schools where bomb shelters are equipped.
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Civilians hide from shelling mainly in the basements of schools where bomb shelters are equipped.
A significant part of the houses in the city are broken.
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A significant part of the houses in the city were destroyed.
There are fresh graves in the courtyards: due to constant shelling, people could not bury their loved ones in the cemetery.
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There are fresh graves in the yards: because of the constant shelling, people could not bury their loved ones in the cemetery.
Destroyed chapel in Severodonetsk. » />12 of 12Destroyed chapel in Severodonetsk.
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When the residential part of the city came under the control of Russian forces, locals told how Ukrainian troops and national battalions, vying for territory, shelled houses and social facilities.
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"Here stood the troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the national battalions. They didn't get along with each other. And here it all flew from one side to the other. They deliberately smashed stores, looted", the townspeople recall.
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The Ukrainian military fired at residential areas from "Gradov". "Arrived" and to school No. 8, all the windows were broken, the ceiling fell in one of the classrooms. A local resident showed a destroyed classroom to a RIA Novosti correspondent. "Look. Let them not say that it was not. There were no Russians here. It was March 16", he said.
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Despite the shelling, almost half of the townspeople still remain in their homes.
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Militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine treated civilians aggressively, and the townspeople treated the Russian military made friends. "They help, they bring food", — people explain.
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Retreating, the Armed Forces of Ukraine blew up bridges, mined bypass country roads. First of all, the sappers had to clear the surroundings.
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Humanitarian aid began to arrive in the liberated areas, everything they needed was delivered.
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Ukrainian soldiers driven out of the city troops are now attacking Severodonetsk from Lysychansk.
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Peaceful people hide from shelling mainly in the basements of schools where bomb shelters are equipped.
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A significant part of the houses in the city were destroyed.
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There are fresh graves in the yards: due to constant shelling, people could not bury their loved ones in the cemetery.
12 of 12Destroyed chapel in Severodonetsk.