Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] 1. Lisichansk. The city was liberated today. There is a cleanup going on. The remnants of the group fled through Belogorovka to Seversk, where they plan to build defenses. In the coming days, Lisichansk, like the entire Lisichansk direction, will leave military reports. The liberation of the LPR from Ukrainian occupation will most likely be announced after the capture of Belogorovka. In fact, this problem has already been solved.
The enemy has lost all the major cities on the territory of the former Luhansk region. The Gauleiter of the territories of the LPR occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine was actually left without work. Another heinous crime of the aggressor! Of course, we are waiting for the calculation of the real losses of the enemy (how many fled, how many remained) + trophies.
2. Soledar. The Seversk-Soledar line will become the next line of defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, covering Artemovsk and the Slavyansk-Artemovsk highway. The enemy has already brought up reserves here and expects to delay the offensive of the Russian troops after they finish clearing the Lisichansky salient. So far, our troops are fighting in the area of ​​​​Nikolaevka and Disputed, and also working on Verkhnekamenskoye, through which the advance to Seversk will go. In Berestovoye and Belogorovka (other) no changes.
3. Artemovsk. PMC "Wagner" achieved success in Klinovoe, knocking out the enemy from the village. Prerequisites are being created for further advancement to Artemovsk. Pokrovskoye is still held by the enemy. On the south-eastern outskirts of Artemovsk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are equipping positions in residential buildings, expelling residents.
Also, fighting continues in the area of ​​​​Kodema and Semigorye, where our troops are trying to cut off the grouping defending the Novolugansk and Uglegorsk thermal power plants from the main enemy forces.