Occupation of Luhansk region: Ukraine refuted collaborator Pasichnyk's statements, fighting continues
Kyiv • UNN
The head of the "LPR" Leonid Pasichnyk announced the full occupation of Luhansk region, but the Ukrainian side refutes this. Fighting continues near Bilohorivka, Hrekivka, Nadiia, and Novoiehorivka, as well as in Serebryansky forest.

The leader of the Russian terrorist group "LPR" Leonid Pasechnik announced the alleged full occupation of Luhansk Oblast. However, the Ukrainian side refutes the statement of the top collaborator, reports UNN.
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The head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, Oleksiy Kharchenko, stated that Russian troops tried to advance near the settlements of Bilohorivka and Hrekivka over the past day. He added that the occupiers had air support and attacked with barrel artillery and FPV drones.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also reported about battles for Bilohorivka on July 1. At the same time, as reported by the Khortytsia operational-strategic group of troops, the Defense Forces repelled Russian attacks in the Serebryansky forest over the past day.
In addition, as noted by the Institute for the Study of War, pro-Russian bloggers refute Pasechnik's statements. They noted that battles are currently ongoing for the settlements of Nadiia and Novoiehorivka.
According to DeepState OSINT project data, Ukraine controls Novoiehorivka, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are also fighting the occupiers in the area of Hrekivka and in the Serebryansky forest.
Recall
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine refuted information about the occupation of the settlement of Dachne in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast by Russians. They stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to restrain the pressure of Russian occupiers, who do not abandon attempts to cross the administrative border of Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts.