Social media accounts and videos reported explosions in the city Luhanskin the east of Ukraine, manned by Russian forces and a key center for Moscow’s socalled “special military operations”. The selfproclaimed leader of the Luhansk People’s Republic, Leonid Pasetnik, called the attack “a new attempt by the Kiev terror regime to intimidate civilians” and blamed Ukraine. “Fire brigade and all emergency services are on site. “Circumstances of the incident and information about the victims are being specified,” he said.
The selfproclaimed leader of the Luhansk People’s Republic, Leonid Pashchnik, called the attack “a new attempt by the Kiev terror regime to intimidate civilians”. Photo: Playback/CNN
Pasechnik said that the district Leninski The city was bombed on Republic Day, a national holiday in the segregated region. The city has been practically abandoned by Ukrainian forces since the Russian invasion, as it is beyond the range of Russian missile systems and longrange missiles like the Himar. A Telegram account said there had been two explosions and smoke was visible over the city. Videos posted online show large plumes of black smoke.
The city is so far from Ukrainian military positions that the attack has sparked speculation among analysts that Ukraine may have deployed new longrange missiles. an official of the city of Luhansk, after at least two explosions in the city on Friday, Russian news Agency TASS reported.
TASS quoted retired Lt. Col. Andrei Marochko of the Luhansk People’s Republic as saying there was no official confirmation of the information. Britain announced this week that its Storm Shadow cruise missiles have been transferred to Ukraine. They are usually dropped out of the air. Ukraine has not commented on the attack on Russian forces in Luhansk. Russianbacked officials said initial information indicated there had been no civilian casualties and were investigating the type of weapons used in the attack.
Feature photo: The Russianheld areas of Luhansk are bombed. Playback/Ukrainska Pravda