As Russia stepped up an effort to evict Ukrainian troops from key areas, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the military situation in the eastern region of Luhansk was very difficult.
As per news agency Reuters, Russian forces have captured several settlements near the embattled cities of Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk in the Luhansk region, the regional governor and Ukraine’s general staff said on Tuesday.
Luhansk Governor Serhiy Gaidai told that Russian forces had captured the settlement of Toshkivka to the south of Sievierodonetsk, confirming previous reports.
“Unfortunately, the enemy threw at it huge amounts of armaments and soldiers and captured Toshkivka,” Mr. Gaidai said.
Earlier, Mr. Zelensky had warned on Sunday that Russia was likely to intensify its “hostile activity” this week, as Kyiv awaits a historic decision from the European Union on its membership application.
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