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  • Russia’s capture of the last major holdout in Luhansk means it can shift its focus.

    07/03/2022 5:44:12 PM PDT · by McGruff · 94 replies
    NY Times ^ | July 3, 2022 | Thomas Gibbons-Neff
    Russia’s capture of the strategic city of Lysychansk means the front line in Ukraine’s east will shift as Russian forces regroup before pushing further south and west, military analysts and Ukrainian officers said Sunday, ensuring that the next phase of the battle will be just as bloody as the last. To take Lysychansk and its neighboring city of Sievierodonetsk, Russian forces moved in from the north, east and west and created a pocket of territory that became indefensible toward the end of June. Now those Russian forces are in a position to attempt a similar maneuver on other Ukrainian-held cities...
  • Ukraine confirms Russia captured eastern city Lysychansk

    07/03/2022 1:06:45 PM PDT · by McGruff · 48 replies
    BBC ^ | July 3, 2022
    Ukraine's military has confirmed that the eastern city of Lysychansk has fallen to Russian forces. "After heavy fighting for Lysychansk, the defence forces of Ukraine were forced to withdraw from their occupied positions and lines," the army general staff said. Earlier Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said his forces had captured Lysychansk and taken full control of Luhansk region. Its general staff said that "in order to preserve the lives of Ukrainian defenders, a decision was made to withdraw".