View of Lisichansk. Archival photo MOSCOW, July 3 The General Staff of the Ukrainian troops recognized the withdrawal of Ukrainian units from Lysichansk a day later. A RIA Novosti correspondent reported the night before that the allied forces had taken control of the city, on Sunday afternoon it became known that the head of the Ministry of Defense Sergei Shoigu reported to the President on the liberation of the Luhansk People's Republic. «After heavy fighting for Lisichansk, the Ukrainian defense forces were forced to withdraw from their positions and lines,» the General Staff of the Ukrainian troops said on Facebook *. * Meta activity (social networks Facebook and Instagram) is prohibited in Russia as extremist.
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