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Russia continues high tempo of attacks in Luhansk, Ukrainian regional leader says

Russia continued a high pace of attacks in Ukraine’s Luhansk region ahead of what the Ukrainian leader of that region said is a prelude to “massive attacks.” “Today at 4 a.m., they started attacking Bilohorivka from all sides. But our defense forces repelled them, and they pulled back,” Serhiy Hayday said on national television. “The …

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Egypt Independent February 14, 2023

“De-occupation of Luhansk has begun,” says regional Ukrainian leader

The “de-occupation” of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region “has begun,” according to a regional official. “Several settlements have already been liberated from the Russian army, from the Russian occupiers,” Serhiy Hayday, head of the Luhansk region’s Ukrainian military administration, said on national television Wednesday. “All those soldiers realize that a counterattack is just inevitable, they are …

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Egypt Independent October 6, 2022

Casualties reported as Wagner base in Luhansk hit by Ukrainian strike

Social media videos geolocated to the Russian-occupied town of Popasna show that a base used by the Wagner military contractors was hit by artillery or rocket fire at the weekend. The Wagner group of private military contractors has played an active role in the fighting in Donbas, often deployed as infantry to advance on towns from …

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Egypt Independent August 16, 2022