Posted on 07/02/2022 10:21:29 AM PDT by AmericaFirst101
Russia-backed separatists say they have "completely" encircled the key city of Lysychansk in the eastern Luhansk region.
"Today the Luhansk popular militia and Russian forces occupied the last strategic heights, which allows us to confirm that Lysychansk is completely encircled," Andrei Marotchko, a spokesman for the separatist forces, told the TASS news agency.
Ukraine's army denied the claims, saying that fighting is still raging in the city.
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Finally a student of history! The Russians are pretty easy to understand when you understand how their geography has shaped their relations. This war is the proximate result of the clearest case of diplomatic malpractice committed by our Department of State in the history of diplomacy. It’s embarrassing.
02.07.22
Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy convoy of Russian equipment near Lysychansk. VIDEO
Well-known war journalist Andrii Tsaplienko released footage of the destruction of a Russian occupant convoy near Lysychansk.
As informs Censor.NЕТ, this is stated in Telegram of Tsaplienko. Source: https://censor.net/en/n3351735
https://t.me/Tsaplienko/10990
This is a map of Seversk actions just posted
a couple of villages on the way to Seversk are in Russian hands now, Russians are reported to be inside Seversk.
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I think it is shifting to “not to defend but run” on the Uke side.
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The biggest Nazi problem in that area is the landscape: steppe. Not good for building fortifications in a rush.
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