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Major cities in eastern Ukraine and their last remaining bases could soon fall into Russian troops,Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskysenior adviser said. rice field.
According to Zelensky's adviser Oleksiy Aresevich, Lysychans'k in eastern Luhansk Oblast will help Russian troops continue to attack the city and complete the siege of its sister city, Sievierodnetsk. There is a possibility of falling.
The two Ukrainian citiesare separated by the Siverskyi Donets River, with Sievierodonetsk to the north and Lysychansk to the south. Last month, President Zelensky said the two cities were hampering Russia's full control of the region.
Lysychans'k, Ukraine-June 13, 2022: View of Severodonetsk , As seen from Lysychans'k in Ukraine, Monday, June 13, 2022. The adviser said that these troops were seen crossing the river and entering Lysychans'k from the north, offering them new strategic advantages.
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"This is certainly a threat [and ] I do not exclude any of the many consequences here, according to Reuters. " "Things will be much clearer within a day or two."
Smoke pillars rise from the industrial area outside Lysychans'k, Ukraine, Monday, June 13, 2022. (Los Angeles Times via Marcus Yam / Getty Images)(Los Angeles Times via Marcus Yam / Getty Images)
The last holdout of the Ukrainian army in this area The collapse will change the landscape of the war, the adviser warned.
"If Lysychans'k is stolen, strategicallyit will be more difficult for the Russians to continue their attacks.The front line will be flatter and frontal rather than sideways. An attack will take place. "According to the report, Aresevich predicted.
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Conversely, weapons and ammunition attacks from the west could successfully defend the Ukrainian town, he said. }
"The more Western weapons come to the fore, the more favorable the situation for Ukraine will change," the advisor added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced in 2021 Ukrainian troops in Donbus, Ukraine on the 6th of March. 90}
Russian separatists have already claimed control of the city, but Ukrainian authorities have challenged this claim.
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Last month, President Zelensky said that Russian troops were in Ukraine.Includes most of the Donbas region, confirmed to occupy 20%,includes Luhansk in the east and Donetsk in the south.
"Russian troops have already destroyed almost the entire Donbus. Once one of Europe's most powerful industrial centers was simply devastated," Zelensky said on June 2.
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"I don't know the exact number yet. Our people were killed by the occupiers, at least tens of thousands, tens of thousands in less than 100 days, "he added.
