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Battle of Lysychansk
Battle in the Russian invasion of Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The battle of Lysychansk was a military engagement between Russia and Ukraine in the wider battle of Donbas of the eastern Ukraine campaign during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[24][25] By May 2022, Lysychansk and its twin city of Sievierodonetsk were the two largest cities of the Luhansk Oblast not under Russian control.[26] Russian forces launched an assault on Sievierodonetsk in May where a fierce battle occurred until late June, when Ukrainian forces withdrew from the city.[27] Fighting then continued as Russian forces started to attack Lysychansk across the Donets River.[28]
Battle of Lysychansk | |||||||||
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Part of the battle of Donbas during the eastern Ukraine campaign | |||||||||
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Russian claim: 4,500 troops[20] | ||||||||
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Ukrainian claim: 1,120+ killed, 600+ captured[22][20][23] | ||||||||
8+ civilians killed, 42+ wounded |
Russia and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) announced their forces had seized Lysychansk on 2–3 July, although Ukraine initially denied the city's capture. The Ukrainian general staff conceded on 3 July that their forces had withdrawn from the city "in order to save the lives of Ukrainian defenders."[29][30][31][32]
Lysychansk was the last Ukrainian stronghold to be captured in Luhansk Oblast, which Russia then claimed to fully control.[33]