City blocks of Severodonetsk in the LPR after liberation. Archival photoSEVERODONETSK (LPR), June 19 The Ukrainian military left the city of Severodonetsk under the guise of civilians, eyewitnesses from among the locals told RIA Novosti. «They left their uniforms, changed into my clothes, which were at home, and left. They broke three doors. I found out a week ago, went into the apartment. They took my father's documents, copies,» said a resident of the city, who introduced himself as Dmitry. />Chechen fighters found a large cache of foreign weapons in SeverodonetskOther local residents also noted that the Ukrainian military «burn their uniforms» and change into civilian clothes. Severodonetsk and the airport in the vicinity of the city are controlled by the allied forces of the Russian Federation and the LPR. The vast territory of the Azot chemical plant remains under the control of the Ukrainian military, from where they are shelling the city. Thus, at present, the entire territory of the republic has been liberated in the LPR, with the exception of the industrial zone in Severodonetsk and the city of Lisichansk. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as of March 25, the Armed Forces completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
