Evacuations from the Luhansk region have been officially halted after Russian forces on Monday opened fire on a vehicle that was going to pick up people, killing French journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff.
In the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk region, Russian forces have launched forcible draft of the local population. For refusing to fight against Ukraine, the invaders threaten to execute male residents.
Ukraine controls 10% of the territory of the Luhansk region, which includes the cities of Sievierodonetsk, Lysychansk, the outskirts of Rubizhne and the Hirske community.
The 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo eliminated a group of Russian paratroopers who were trying to storm the Ukrainian positions in Luhansk region.
In Luhansk region, Russian invaders launched air strikes on the urban-type settlement of Novotoshkivske and then seized it. Fighting is ongoing for other populated areas of the Hirska community.
The plan to mobilize 26,000 "reservists" in certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions to the land forces of the Russian Federation has been practically thwarted.