Russia says it has complete control over Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine denies

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In keeping with the message, Shoigu claims Moscow is now in “full management” of Lysychansk – the final contested main metropolis within the area.

In an interview with the BBC, Ukrainian Inside Ministry Adviser Yuriy Sak denied the Russian declare, and mentioned that Lysychansk shouldn’t be below “full Russian management,” including that the state of affairs within the metropolis “could be very tense, and has been for some time.”

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“Human life stays the paramount worth for Ukrainians, so we’d withdraw from sure areas, solely to reclaim them later,” the official mentioned.

Ukraine’s Nationwide Guard denied earlier claims by Chechen chief Ramzan Kadyrov that Ukrainian forces in Lysychansk had been encircled. In keeping with the Nationwide Guard, town shouldn’t be surrounded and continues to be closely contested.

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Putin declared revised goals of the warfare in Ukraine on June 30, saying that Moscow intends to seize Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts of their entirety.