US EditionRussia Takes Full Control of Ukraine's Luhansk Region, Russian-Backed Official Says
- Leonid Pasechnik, the Russia-appointed leader of Luhansk, announced that Russian forces now control 100% of the region, a first for any annexed Ukrainian territory since 2014.
- Russia illegally annexed Luhansk and three other Ukrainian regions in September 2022 but did not fully control any of them until recently, while peace talks remain stalled.
- In the face of ongoing Russian air raids and drone assaults, Germany’s top diplomat traveled to Kyiv to enhance military collaboration and bolster support for Ukraine’s defense manufacturing capabilities.
- Wadephul emphasized that the collaboration on military equipment is a key advantage, highlighting efforts to establish joint ventures that enable Ukraine to increase its weapons production, while Ukraine requested additional antimissile systems from Germany.
- This development highlights the intensifying war of attrition along a 1,000-kilometer front and suggests Ukraine’s continued reliance on international aid amid unresolved conflict and rejected ceasefire efforts.
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Russia Says Moscow Now Occupies All of Ukraine’s Luhansk Region, Illegally Annexed in 2022
A Russia-appointed official in Ukraine's occupied Luhansk region said that Moscow's forces have overrun all of it — one of four regions Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in September 2022 despite not fully controlling a single one.
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Putin's forces claim to have control of Luhansk region that was illegally annexed in 2022
Russia's Full Control of Luhansk: A Chronicle of Conflict and Annexation
Russia has claimed full control of Ukraine's Luhansk region, marking the first region to fall under Russian forces since the 2014 Crimea annexation. Despite international condemnation and legal disputes from Ukraine, Russia insists the territories are now permanently part of Russia.
Russia takes full control of Ukraine's Luhansk region, Russian-backed official says
Russia has taken full control of Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region, more than three years after President Vladimir Putin ordered thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022, the Russian-backed head of the region told Russian state television.
Russia Now Occupies All of Ukraine’s Luhansk Region, Kremlin-Installed Official Says
The Moscow-appointed head of Ukraine’s occupied Luhansk region claimed Tuesday that Russian forces now have full control of the territory. “Just two days ago, a report was released stating that the territory of the Luhansk People’s Republic has been completely liberated — 100%,” Leonid Pasechnik said on Russia’s state-run Channel One.
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