Russia continues to storm Sievierodonetsk – Luhansk Military Administration

IRYNA BALACHUK – TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022, 08:38

Russian troops are continuing to storm the city of Sievierodonetsk, where fighting is continuing. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have repelled a Russian attack on Novookhtyrka and Voronove.

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

Quote: "The enemy is continuing to storm Sievierodonetsk, fighting is continuing there. A Russian attack on Novookhtyrka and Voronove has been repulsed. The enemy has deployed sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the area around Bilohorivka."

Details: Haidai also said that on 6 June Russian forces shelled a market, a mining college, and a school in Lysychansk, wounding two civilians.

One of the market pavilions caught on fire, which spread over an area of 1,000 square metres and was only extinguished on the evening of 6 June.

Three more civilians (two men and a woman) who sustained wounds in Lysychansk and Pryvillia were taken to hospital in other regions.

On the morning of 6 June, Russian troops opened fire on the city of Zolote, destroying at least 13 residential buildings, according to preliminary information. During the day, Russian forces attacked the city of Hirske, damaging 11 residential buildings.

Over the course of the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have repulsed 10 Russian attacks and destroyed 1 tank, 3 artillery systems, 2 armoured combat vehicles, 1 vehicle, and 2 ammunition depots.

Ukrainian Air Defence Forces have shot down 2 Orlan-10 UAVs.