A sign at the entrance to Lysichansk. Archival photoVOLCHEYAROVKA (LPR), June 30 RIA Novosti correspondents were the first journalists to visit the oil refinery near Lisichansk, which was liberated by the Russian military, and transmit video from the site. The reporters were present during the storming of the plant. A group of Russian troops «O» («Brave») cut the last major road connecting the grouping of Ukrainian troops in Lisichansk with the «mainland», a military source told RIA Novosti earlier. , and in the near future we will take the city of Lisichansk itself,» the military told RIA Novosti. All significant routes to and from Lisichansk are currently controlled by the troops of the Russian Federation and the LPR, the Lisichansk-Artemovsk highway is now completely blocked, later said the LPR ambassador to the Russian Federation Rodion Miroshnik.
