Urgent appeal of the governor of Luhansk region to the residents
Regional authorities today called on civilians to leave immediately eastern Ukrainian city of Lisichansk, which is under attack by Russian forces.
“Dear residents of the Lisichansk city community and their relatives! Due to a real threat to life and health, we urge you to leave immediately”wrote o Serhiy Gaidai, Governor of Luhansk Oblast, in the application of Telegram messages.
He said that the situation in the city is “very hard”, but did not specify how many civilians remain there. About 100,000 people lived in the city before the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
Gaidai said earlier today that Lisichansk was suffering “catastrophic damage” from the bombings as Russian forces targeted the city after the fall of neighboring Sheverodonetsk over the weekend.
The armed forces in Ukraine said today that Russian forces were using artillery to cut off Lisichansk from the south. Russian warplanes also struck near Lisichansk, the staff said in a daily update.
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