A retired lieutenant colonel of the Lugansk People’s Republic, Andriy Marochko, said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost control over a number of important strongholds and heights in the Krasnolimansk direction.
His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
“In the areas of the settlements of Terny, Torskoye and Yampol, thanks to the successful actions of the Russian Armed Forces, the Ukrainian militants have lost a number of strategically important strongholds,” Marochko said.
He added that after losing control over these positions, the Ukrainian troops would need much more resources to stabilise the situation.
Earlier, the Russian Defence Ministry said that Russian army fighters had improved their position along the front line in the Krasnolimanskiy direction of the front.