Russians launch airstrikes on villages near Sievierodonetsk, fighting continues in the city itself - Luhansk Oblast Military Administration

IRYNA BALACHUK — SATURDAY, 18 JUNE 2022, 08:39

Fighting continues in Sievierodonetsk. The Russians tried but failed to conduct assault operations outside the city, and the invaders also launched airstrikes on the neighbouring villages of Syrotyne and Borivske.

Source: Serhii Haidai, head of the Luhansk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Direct quote from Haidai: "The Russians launched airstrikes on Syrotyne and Borivske, and fighting [continues] in Sievierodonetsk.

Near Syrotyne and Metiolkine, our soldiers successfully repelled the assault. The occupiers suffered losses and retreated to their previously occupied positions. It was the same situation near Hirske.

With the support of artillery, the Russians carried out assault operations near Nyrkove. The Ukrainian soldiers’ fire forced them to abandon this idea."

Details: According to Haidai, the invaders are firing again and again at the territory near all the bridges on the Siverskyi Donets River, which are already unusable anyway. The Russians opened fire on Synetske and Pavlohrad near Sievierodonetsk. There are regular destructive strikes on the Azot plant – the latest being the territory of the transport shop.

In addition, the Russians have intensively shelled the residential areas near the former Donsoda plant in Lysychansk twice. 13 houses have been destroyed in Hirske and 14 in Vrubivka. 

The enemy also fired from tubed artillery and multiple launch rocket systems at  Metolkine, Ustynivka, Mykolaivka, Bilohorivka, Voronove, Zolote and Troitske.

Haidai also said that 5 people who were injured in recent days were taken to hospitals in the Dnipro region on 17 June. Among them are 4 residents of Lysychansk and one person from Sievierodonetsk who came under fire in Lysychansk.