A further defense of the city would have had fatal consequences, the military leadership said. In order to save the lives of the Ukrainian soldiers, the decision to withdraw was made. Lysychansk was the last Ukrainian fortress in Luhansk province. Moscow had previously announced that it had completely conquered Luhansk.
According to the authorities, at least six people were killed in a Russian attack on Sloviansk in the east of the country. In addition, 15 people were injured, said a spokeswoman for the Donetsk regional administration on Sunday. Mayor Wadym Liach spoke of “many dead and injured”. The city in the Donbass subregion of Donetsk was fired at with multiple rocket launchers on Sunday, the mayor said in a Facebook video.
Most violent attacks in a long time
It was the most violent attacks “in a long time”. There are 15 fires. According to Ukrainian media reports, among other things, a market was on fire. The spokeswoman for the regional administration renewed the appeal to the people of Sloviansk to leave the city if possible.
Sloviansk is only a few kilometers from the front line and has been under rocket fire for days. Mayor Liach had previously accused Russia of using cluster munitions in the attacks on the city. Cluster munitions are outlawed by international treaties, which Moscow has not signed. Sloviansk is considered the next possible target for Russian troops advancing in the Donbass.
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