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Russian Forces Take Full Control of Lugansk People's Republic
Russian Forces Take Full Control of Lugansk People's Republic
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Russia's Zapad battlegroup took full control of the Lugansk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
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"Units of the Zapad battlegroup have completed the liberation of the Lugansk People's Republic," the ministry said in a statement.
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Russian Forces Take Full Control of Lugansk People's Republic
09:32 GMT 01.04.2026 (Updated: 09:57 GMT 01.04.2026) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Zapad battlegroup took full control of the Lugansk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
"Units of the Zapad battlegroup have completed the liberation of the Lugansk People's Republic," the ministry said in a statement.
Russia's
Sever battlegroup liberated the settlement of Verkhnyaya Pisarevka in the Kharkov region, while Russia's
Vostok battlegroup liberated the settlement of Boykovo in the Zaporozhye region
Ukraine lost up to 370 soldiers in combat against Russia's
Tsentr battlegroup, up to 255 Ukrainian soldiers were eliminated by Russia's
Sever battlegroup, up to 275 by the
Vostok battlegroup, over 170 by the
Zapad battlegroup, up to 175 by the
Yug battlegroup, and up to 70 by the
Dnepr battlegroupRussian armed forces have also struck Ukraine's military airfields, defense industry complex enterprises, and Ukraine's energy and fuel infrastructure
