Russia claimed Sunday that it had captured the Ukrainian city of Lysychansk, which would give the Russian military full control of eastern Ukraine's Luhansk region, though Ukrainian officials disagreed.
There is a picture of a building destroyed by a strike in the city of Lysytsansk. The photo was taken by ARIS MESSINIS/ Agence France-Presse.
According to a statement from Russia's Ministry of Defense, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu told President Putin that his forces had taken complete control of the city of Lysychansk.
The city is not under full control of Russian troops, but Ukrainian troops can withdraw from certain areas so that they can take them back, according to the Defense Ministry spokesman.
The Russian military only controls one part of the western part of the city, according to the communications director of Luhansk Oblast Administration.
According to an assessment by the Institute for the Study of War, Ukrainian troops probably conducted a deliberate withdrawal out of Lysychansk.
Russia's claims were not verified by Forbes, and the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine did not respond to a request for comment.
The Russian military scaled back its goals after meeting stiff Ukrainian resistance and failing to capture major cities. The capture of the city of Lyman in May was one of the recent gains made by Russia. According to a Washington Post translation, Serhiy Hayday, the head of the Luhansk region military administration, said in a Facebook post that Russian troops had used more brutal methods to overcome resistance. According to the Institute for the Study of War, Russian troops will likely take control of the entire Luhansk region within days, and then will focus on the Ukrainian positions west of the city.
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