The Russian military is “throwing all its reserves into” shooting town of Severodonetsk within the jap Luhansk area, in line with Serhiy Hayday, the pinnacle of the regional army management.
“That they had up to now controlled to seize lots of the town, however now our army has driven them again,” Hayday advised Ukrainian tv, claiming the Russians are “struggling massive losses.”
Hayday additionally mentioned Chechen forces who seem to have concept the combat used to be gained had entered town.
He mentioned the Russians had been looking to demolish bridges “in order that we can’t supply reinforcements to our guys who’re in Severodonetsk, who’re protecting the Luhansk area. … They’re in reality afraid that the good fortune of our defenders will expand, and this may also be executed if ammunition, guns and reinforcements are supplied in time. That is the very first thing they’re frightened of.”
Previous Saturday, Hayday mentioned Ukraine now controls about part of Severodonetsk. He used to be responding to a query about the most recent UK intelligence review, which had predicted Russia would keep an eye on all the Luhansk area inside of two weeks.
The humanitarian scenario is hard within the house, he added.
“At the present, we will neither evacuate other people nor deliver humanitarian help, as an example, to Severodonetsk. The one puts the place we will ship humanitarian shipment — meals, medication — are Lysychansk and the Hirske neighborhood,” which can be to the south of Severodonetsk, he mentioned.
“Even in Lysychansk, we’re shelled, however day by day we proceed to move humanitarian items via vans. We can even evacuate other people, however quietly, with out exposure, for the reason that Russian military is taking pictures at evacuation buses,” Hayday claimed.
Oleksandr Striuk, head of the Severodonetsk army management, mentioned overdue Saturday that side road battles proceed within the town, and “our army is doing the whole thing to power the enemy out of town.”
Striuk mentioned that residential spaces of town at the moment are “divided in part.”
“Boulevard battles are being fought, which is accompanied via consistent artillery shelling. The location is moderately aggravating, however there may be hope and self belief in our military that the whole thing will figure out. Town stays Ukrainian,” he mentioned.
He mentioned there have been about 13,000 other people within the town prior to it used to be stormed via Russian troops, however some have been “forcibly got rid of to the occupied territory.”
