Head of Luhansk regional defense command Serhiy Haidai reported the town was under constant artillery and mortar fire with close-range firefights between Ukrainian and Russian troops.
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Head of Luhansk regional defense command Serhiy Haidai reported the town was under constant artillery and mortar fire with close-range firefights between Ukrainian and Russian troops.
On the Donetsk front, Russian occupying forces are attempting... to blockade Lysychansk... They fired on civilian infrastructure in parts of Lysychansk, Verkhniokamianka, and Siversk and conducted an airstrike near Vovchoiarivka. Russian forces are attempting to advance near Vovchoiarivka and are storming the area near the Lysychansk oil refinery.
The city of Lysychansk is constantly shelled.
Enemy shelling of our positions in the Lysychansk area and assault actions at the oil refinery with partial success.
Russian troops are conducting an offensive near Verkhnokamyanka and assault operations in the area of the Lysychansk Oil Refinery.
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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:30.714Z
Source story: day-127a-2023-02-11