Lysytschansk has fallen

Russian forces liberate the city of Lisichansk from the Ukrainian Nazis, hundreds of mercenaries arrested.

The administration of the city of Lisichansk is under the control of units of the People's Militia of the Lugansk People's Republic and Russian forces, the officer of the People's Militia of the Lugansk People's Republic, Andrei Marochko, announced on Saturday.

A few hours earlier, the soldier stated that in the city "there are still local pockets of resistance from the Ukrainian security forces", but that "they are already insignificant". "The nationalists have completely lost their fighting ability and have completely lost control [of the city]," he added.

For his part, the leader of the Russian Republic of Chechnya, Ramzán Kadyrov, reported on Saturday afternoon that the units of the allied troops arrived in the center of the town. "Lisichansk is ours. Our units are in the center of Lisichansk," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

Likewise, he explained that a part of the troops crossed the entire city fighting to the center, while other units entered from the flanks, liberating one block after another. At the same time, he pointed out that Ukrainian forces often set booby traps that can explode and cause civilian casualties. "Now cleaning up the city is a priority," he stressed.