Russia attacks Luhansk Oblast from helicopters, planes, ballistic missile systems, and artillery

OLENA ROSHCHINA – SUNDAY, 5 JUNE 2022, 08:18

Over the course of the past 24 hours, the cities of Lysychansk and Hirske have suffered significant damage and destruction. Russian troops are continuing to storm the city of Sievierodonetsk, where one of the premises of the Azot chemical plant has been damaged.

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

Quote: "There are civilian casualties. Yesterday morning, a woman was killed in her home in Lysychansk during Russian shelling. On the same day, two men sustained injuries there; they were given first aid and hospitalised.

We have undertaken an enormous effort to successfully evacuate three residents of the [Luhansk - ed.] Oblast to another region. Under the current circumstances, even such small successes are extremely important.

The situation in the Oblast remains very tense. On 4 June, the Russians fired on Sievierodonetsk, Lysychansk, Ustynivka, Vrubivka, and Toshkivka from artillery and multiple launch rocket systems [MLRS - ed.].

[Russian] Ka-52 helicopters conducted airstrikes on Hirske and Myrna Dolyna, Su-25 planes attacked Ustynivka. Tochka-U missiles were launched on Lysychansk."

[Tochka-U is a surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile; in Ukrainian, the term Tochka-U also refers to the operational-tactical missile system used to launch the missiles - ed.]

Details: According to Haidai, 13 residential buildings were damaged in Hirske.

Five residential buildings, as well as a post office and a police department, were damaged in Lysychansk.

In Sievierodonetsk, Russian artillery shelling has damaged the premises of a (control and measurement devices and automated equipment) workshop at the Azov chemical plant.

Information about other cities and towns of Luhansk Oblast is still being confirmed.

"Currently, artillery-supported Russian troops are continuing to storm Sievierodonetsk and are controlling the eastern part of the city. In addition, the enemy is trying to advance in the direction of Nyrkove – Mykolaivka," Haidai said on the morning of 5 June.

Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have repelled 5 Russian attacks and destroyed 3 Russian tanks, 4 artillery systems, 11 armoured combat vehicles, and 26 motor vehicles. Ukrainian Air Defence Forces shot down a Russian Ka-52 helicopter and 2 Orlan-10 UAVs.