Russia says breaks through defences in Ukraine's Luhansk: Report

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Russia's defence ministry did not specify which part of Luhansk this took place. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MOSCOW - Russian troops have broken through the defences of Ukrainian forces in part of the Luhansk region, the Russian Defence Ministry said early on Wednesday.

“During the offensive ... the Ukrainian troops randomly retreated to a distance of up to three kilometres from the previously occupied lines,” the ministry said on the Telegram messaging app. “Even the more fortified second line of defence of the enemy could not hold the breakthrough of the Russian military.”The ministry did not specify in which part of the Luhansk region the offensive took place.Ukrainian officials have described the situation as difficult.Ukraine has urged allies to speed up the pace of military aid.

Russia now holds swathes of the southern regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, including its nuclear plant, nearly all of Luhansk and over half of Donetsk, including the regional capital. REUTERS

 

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