Ukraine has announced that it has made progress in its Luhansk region (east), which until now was almost entirely controlled by the Russians, Ukrainian Governor Sergiy Gaidai said on Wednesday.
“Now it is official. The occupation of Luhansk region has begun. Several settlements have already been liberated from the Russian armySergiï Gaïdai said in a video posted on Telegram, without naming them. “There, the Armed Forces of Ukraine raised the flag of Ukraine“, he continued. “We are moving forward because of our armed forces“.
The Ukrainian army has made significant inroads into the north-south Kherson region in recent weeks and has recaptured almost the entire Kharkiv region (north-east) from the Russians, paving the way for the continuation of the counter-offensive towards Luhansk. Since 2014, Moscow has installed a stronghold of the separatists. According to Ukrainian estimates, Russian forces controlled 98% of Luhansk province in September.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday.dozens of settlements” was “released just this weekIn four regions annexed to Russia (Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhia). On Wednesday, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin signed a bill recognizing the annexation, which was officially decided on Friday.
Source: Le Figaro
