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Ukraine announced on Monday that it had recaptured the town of Pylohorivka, near the cities of Lysizansk and Severdonetsk. If the achievement is confirmed, it will mean that Russia no longer has full control over the Luhansk region, one of the main targets set by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Serhiy Haidai, governor of the Lugansk region, revealed that Ukrainian forces are in “full control” of Bilohoryvka. “We must be patient in anticipation of a large-scale evacuation of the Luhansk region. This process will be more difficult than in Kharkiv region. “There will be fierce fighting for every inch of land in Luhansk,” he wrote in the account. telegram.
Recovery of Pilohorivka This will end Russia’s two-and-a-half-month control over the region. Luhansk and neighboring Donetsk (which form the Donbass) Self-declared independence from Ukraine in 2014, when Russian troops entered Crimea and the east of the country. The security of these regions was one of the reasons given by Russia for launching a “special military operation” to “save” the people of Donetsk and Luhansk.
Donetsk and Luhansk are the two regions that make Putin dream of rebuilding the Russian empire.
Until late last month, Ukraine appeared to be focused more on containing Russian advances in the Donbass region, but announced a counteroffensive in southern Ukraine and changed its strategy, focusing specifically on Kherson. However, it was a counter-intelligence plot to trigger an operation that would allow Ukrainian troops to make important progress in the Kharkiv region in the northeast. Russia itself has admitted to withdrawing troops from almost the entire region, saying the aim was “reintegration”.
Last week, the Russian president said Moscow was in no rush to end military operations in Ukraine. The goal of “the liberation of the entire region of Donbass” has not changed. “This work continues despite the counteroffensive attempts of the Ukrainian forces. Our defensive operations in Donbass have not stopped (…). They are at a slow pace, but they continue. Gradually, the Russian army is occupying new territories”, the journalist said at the end of the 22nd summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization held in Uzbekistan. He emphasized in the meeting.
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