"Outnumbered tenfold": Russians gain foothold in Lysychansk, ford Siverskyi Donets - regional governor

04.07.2022, 14:02 en.hromadske.ua

Russian occupying forces entrenched themselves in Lysychansk, and finally managed to cross the Siverskyi Donets River to capture Bilohorivka in the fifth month of the war. Zolotarivka is already under the control of the Russians, announced the head of the Luhansk Oblast Military Administration, Serhiy Hayday. According to him, even on the last day of the defense of Lysychansk under heavy fire, medics hospitalized the wounded, firefighters put out fires in the city, and the police recorded crimes. "We held the line, even when it seemed impossible. the Russians prevailed tenfold. This horde destroyed the city and killed people," Hayday emphasized.