In Lysychansk, Russian forces set up a military training ground near a residential area – the authorities

In the occupied Lysychansk of the Luhansk region, the forces of the Russian Federation have set up a military training ground near a residential area, according to a statement from the regional state administration.

“In one of the industrial districts of Lysychansk, near the old mine, the occupiers set up a military training ground. The proximity to the residential area does not bother them. On the contrary, in case of a hit on the territory of the object, Russian propagandists will try to film a provocative story. They don’t care about the lives of their own soldiers, and even more so – local civilians,” the State Administration said.

The message also states that “residents of the so-called “LPR” are outraged by another tightening of the transit regime at the border with the Russian Federation.”

“It was promised to be canceled in the fall of 2022. However, since then, everything has only gotten worse – thorough checks of documents, inspection of things, interrogations about relatives, the purpose and route of the trip. Another such incident occurred on the border section in the Markiv Oblast. The occupied Luhansk region remains an “exclusion zone” for Russians, the Regional State Administration informed.

According to the head of the regional military administration, Artem Lysohor, “yesterday (January 5 – ed.) the enemy attacked with the support of attack aircraft. Tried to advance near Tverdokhlibovoy, Nadia and in Bilogorivka. Fired 15 times with different types of artillery. The invaders directed 132 drones at the fortifications of the Ukrainian defenders on the territory of Luhansk region.”

The editorial staff of RFE/RL is unable to verify this data from independent sources due to the occupation of Lysychansk by the Russian military.

In July 2022, after the fighting, Russian forces managed to take control of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk in the Luhansk region.