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Russian forces have completed control of the Luhansk People's Republic territory, according to Russia's Defense Ministry.

Luhansk Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Meduza Kyiv Post

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West forces group (military_unit) Luhansk People's Republic (location) 3rd Army Corps (military_unit) Nadiia (location) Novoiehorivka (location) Russian forces (military_unit) Luhansk Oblast (location)

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Meduza → Source tone: certain

Units of the 'West' forces group have completed the liberation of the Luhansk People's Republic

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Russian forces seized the entirety of Luhansk Oblast for the third time over the course of Russia's full-scale invasion, even though Russian forces have controlled most of Luhansk Oblast since October 2022.

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Extracted: 2026-04-02T21:58:09.935Z

Source story: russia-s-defense-ministry-says-it-has-completed-capture-of-luhansk-region-but-ukrainian-forces-hold-a-small-stretch-of-t