Luhansk Region: village of Zolote-3 70% destroyed, Russian troops storm Orikhove
Iryna Balachuk – Sunday, 1 May 2022, 08:46
Russian troops are attempting to capture the village of Orikhove in Luhansk Region; fierce battles are being fought for each street.
Source: Serhii Haidai, Head of Luhansk Regional Military Administration
According to Haidai: "Having occupied Novotoshkivske, the Russians have focused their efforts on storming Orikhove. There are very intense gun battles for every street.
The enemy has also attempted to storm Zolote-4 and Vilnyi Khutir. Assault groups were advancing under artillery and tank cover, but were repulsed. Attempts have been made to strike Katerynivka and Nyzhnie from aircraft. By the way, [the village of] Zolote-3 has now been 70% destroyed by the Russians."
Details: Russian troops shelled residential neighbourhoods in cities and villages across Luhansk Region a total of 19 times on Saturday, 30 April.
Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk each endured 6 mass artillery shellings, while Rubizhne and Popasna endured 3 each; 12 more houses became uninhabitable. In particular, 5 high-rise apartment buildings in Sievierodonetsk and 2 in Rubizhne were affected. 2 private houses also caught fire in Rubizhne. A village council building, a school and an apartment building were destroyed in Komyshuvakha. In Lysychansk, Russian troops damaged the gas pipeline.
1 person has been confirmed dead so far in Novodruzhesk.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian occupation forces continue to storm along the Novotoshkivkse – Orikhove line on the Popasna front. In order to prevent the manoeuvring of Ukrainian forces, Russian troops are blocking them in certain areas.
In Donetsk and Luhansk Regions alone, 9 enemy attacks have been repulsed in the past 24 hours; 8 Russian tanks, 1 artillery system, 24 units of armoured combat equipment, 1 special vehicle and 5 vehicles (including 2 tankers) have also been destroyed.
Air Defence units have shot down 2 Su-25 planes and 4 Orlan-10 UAVs.
