Russia says it’s in control of pivotal Ukrainian city
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KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia claimed control Sunday over the last Ukrainian stronghold in an eastern province that is key to achieving a major goal of Moscow's grinding war.
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If confirmed, Russia’s complete seizure of Luhansk would provide its forces a stronger base from which to press their advance in neighboring Donetsk province and bring them one step closer
Russia claimed control Sunday over the last Ukrainian stronghold in an eastern province that is key to achieving a major goal of Moscow's grinding war.
Moscow claimed it captured Lysychansk, Ukraine's last major holdout in the Luhansk region, signaling a potential turning point in Russia’s assault on the east.
By Ivana Kottasová, Yulia Kesaieva, Hannah Ritchie, Mariya Knight, Radina Gigova and Jonny Hallam, CNN Russia is claiming to have taken control of Lysychansk, the last city in the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine that was still under Ukrainian control.
Ukraine's military said it was forced to withdraw from the city as continuing to defend it would have "fatal consequences." Russia earlier claimed its troops control the entire region of Luhansk. DW has the latest.
The capture of the Ukrainian city of Lysychansk gives Russia full control of the Luhansk region—a major victory for the country four months into its invasion.
A fierce battle is being fought in the city — thought to be one of the last Ukrainian strongholds in the eastern Luhansk region. Moscow-backed fighters say they now have control, but Ukraine remains defiant.
Russian forces are pounding the city of Lysychansk and its surroundings in an all-out attempt to seize the last stronghold of resistance in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk province. The regional governor
Kyiv gives up control of Lysychansk, last major city in the region still in its hands, freeing up Moscow's forces to advance on other Ukrainian strongholds
Russia's Defense Ministry has said its forces now control the entire region of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine. Kyiv has so far not confirmed the Russian claim. DW has the latest.
An advisor to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has predicted Lysychansk, the last remaining stronghold in Luhansk, could soon fall to Russian forces. Russia's military previously captured its sister city Sievierodonetsk.
Russian forces have captured the key city of Lysychansk in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, marking a major strategic win for Moscow and bringing virtually all of the Luhansk province under Kremlin control.
Official says Lysychansk still in Ukrainian control, after Moscow-backed separatists report encircling it; Zelensky: 'Cruelty' of war increasing in some places
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