The fighting continues in Sievierodonetsk as well as in the settlements of the Hirske and Popasna hromadas. The occupiers tried to carry out assault operations in the direction of Nyrkovo and Mykolaivka, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted a fire defeat on them.
The russians suffered losses and withdrew. This was announced by the Head of Luhansk RMA Serhiy Haidai on the Telegram channel.
Nine more houses were destroyed in this direction by enemy shelling. Our defenders repulsed an enemy assault on the north-western outskirts of Toshkivka.
"Sievierodonetsk is holding on, but the russians are destroying everything in their path," he said.
The destruction of 15 houses in Orikhove, six in Vrubivka, four in Lysychansk, and four more in Hirske was also recorded. The village of Synetskyi on the outskirts of Sievierodonetsk was severely damaged.
In the past 24hrs, seven enemy attacks were repulsed, ten tanks, seven artillery systems, four armored combat vehicles, three special armored vehicles, four units of motor vehicles and an enemy ammunition depot were destroyed. Air Defense units shot down five Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles.
"Yesterday, 16 residents of Lysychansk, including three young children, were evacuated by national police, rescuers and volunteers. During the day, the police drove those who wished to the designated place of evacuation, from where they were transported to the Donetsk region by special transport," the statement said.
The Head of RMA emphasized that the Ukrainian Armed Forces aren't going to give up Sievierodonetsk. Even if the military has to step back to more fortified positions, it wouldn’t mean the city is given up.
According to him, the russian army was given the task of capturing the city and the Lysychansk-Bakhmut highway by June 10, so it threw all its forces at it.