MOSCOW, June 24 Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov advised journalists to contact the Russian Defense Ministry with the question of the evacuation of citizens from Severodonetsk in the Lugansk People's Republic. «As for the logistics associated with the continuation of the special military operation, ask the Ministry of Defense,» Peskov said, answering a question from journalists whether the civilian population would be able to evacuate from Severodonetsk. He noted that the Kremlin could not comment on this issue in any way. In Severodonetsk, the vast territory of the Azot plant remains under the control of Ukrainian armed formations. Severodonetsk itself and the airport in its vicinity are controlled by the allied forces of the Russian Federation and the LPR. 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 on the opposite bank of the Seversky Donets River. Soldiers of the military commandant's office of Severodonetsk, together with the military of the LPR, daily take out dozens of local residents from Ukrainian shelling, RIA Novosti correspondent reported. operation in UkraineThe commandant's office of Severodonetsk called the demand for the surrender of militants at Azot
