Luhansk regional defense head Serhiy Haidai stated Russian artillery bombardments have dropped off dramatically and Ukrainian forces have achieved artillery parity in some areas due to long-range strikes on ammunition depots.

Luhansk regional defense head Serhiy Haidai stated Russian artillery bombardments have dropped off dramatically and Ukrainian forces have achieved artillery parity in some areas due to long-range strikes on ammunition depots.

Seven soldiers from Buryatia faced threats from commanders for refusing to fight in Ukraine.

Deserters are kept in garages for 3-4 days before being taken to detention centers near Luhansk.

77 soldiers from Buryatia refused to fight according to a source.

Ten soldiers of the Russian 11th Independent Air Assault Brigade were detained in a garage, fed once a day, and threatened with imprisonment for refusing to fight against Ukraine.

Russian military investigators from the Kherson and Dnipropetrovsk regions pressured detained soldiers to write explanations stating their willingness to perform tasks, rejecting written requests for discharge.

A video of an audio recording shows Lieutenant Colonel Agafonov pressuring soldiers who refused to fight, offering simplified service roles or threatening them with articles on disobeying orders.

Eight soldiers from the 11th Brigade who refused to fight were taken to the Luhansk garrison, where they were reportedly 'processed' and subsequently agreed to return to the front.

The Russian 11th Independent Air Assault Brigade has lost approximately half of its personnel due to casualties, injuries, and refusal to fight.

FSB representatives held a second wave of mobilization in occupied Luhansk region territories, sending all conscripted men to the front.

Serhii Haidai stated that FSB mobilization did not involve bribes and used coercive tactics such as fake job advertisements followed by summonses.