There was a time when the NY Post was better than this.
Rather confusing reporting
The source is also described in other sources as a “ former” provincial authority from when Luhansk was part of Ukraine, but since joining the RF, after an overwhelming pro-Russia vote, pretty sure Luhansk has new provincial authorities.
This former governor/mayor/whatever has been tweeting pro-Uke ra ra reports for months. Not sure his analysis is, how they say, unbiased.