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.
On April 12, 2,671 civilians were evacuated from Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions, according to Deputy Prime Minister - Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk
Ukrainian defenders on Sunday repulsed seven attacks by Russian invaders and destroyed two enemy warplanes, two armored vehicles, and 43 military trucks in Donetsk and Luhansk directions.
In the Donetsk and Luhansk directions, the Ukrainian defenders repelled four enemy attacks, destroyed 7 tanks and about 10 units of other military equipment.
In the Donetsk and Luhansk directions, the Ukrainian defenders repelled seven enemy attacks, destroyed 12 tanks, ten infantry fighting vehicles and three vehicles.
Despite the conditional "silence regime", which was agreed on Sunday only in the settlement of Rubizhne, 500 civilians were evacuated across Luhansk region.