Lisichansk refinery, the battles for which there have been recent days, completely controlled by allied forces, Ukrainian militants were knocked out of the territory of the plant. This was announced by the Ambassador of the LPR in Russia Rodion Miroshnik.
Information about the capture of the oil refinery in Lisichansk appeared yesterday evening, today it is officially confirmed. As reported in Lugansk, units of the NM of the LPR and the Russian army fought for several days in the industrial zone, having completely cleared the territory of the refinery. Besides, allied forces, advancing from the southeast, the industrial zone of the RTI plant and adjacent buildings were cleared.
(…) Ukrainian formations are completely knocked out of the territory of the plant. The militants fled leaving shelters and equipment – It said in a statement.
highlights, that the track Lisichansk – Bakhmut (Artemovsk) blocked, also allied forces control all more or less convenient roads. Now measures are being taken to completely lock down the city., the lid of the boiler is about to slam shut. The enemy attempts to break out of the ring, but in the bulk they end in defeat and loss of equipment.
The night before, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, wrote on his VKontakte page, that the allied forces had already entered Lisichansk. According to him, the liberation of the city will not take too long.