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On July 4, local time, Russian President Putin congratulated the Russian army for "liberating" the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine , and said that Russian troops involved in related operations should rest. Other units continued to participate in the fighting. On the 3rd, Ukrainian President Zelensky confirmed the news that the Ukrainian army had withdrawn from the city of Lischichansk, but stated that the Ukrainian army would use weapons aided by the West to retake the area.
According to Tass news agency reported on July 4, Putin congratulated the Russian military on its progress during a meeting with Russian Defense Minister Shoigu and thanked the Russian military who participated in relevant operations. Putin said that these soldiers should rest and recuperate, and other Russian military units should continue to fight. "The Central and Southern Group troops and other troops fighting in Luhansk should rest and recuperate, and the Eastern and Western Group troops should continue to operate as planned." Putin also told Shao Igu proposed that state rewards should be given to Russian military personnel who have performed outstandingly. The city of Lisichansk is the last city controlled by the Ukrainian army in the Luhansk region. When Shoigu reported to Putin, he stated that the Russian army and the Luhansk armed forces had completely controlled the city of Lischichansk and its surrounding areas. At this point, the Russian army had completed military operations to control the Luhansk area.
Reuters published an article stating that the Ukrainian General Staff stated on the 3rd that because the Russian army had a certain advantage in equipment and personnel, continuing to defend would lead to disastrous consequences, and the Ukrainian army was forced to withdraw from the battle in Lisichansk Local withdrawal. Ukrainian President Zelensky admitted on the same day that the Ukrainian army had withdrawn from Lischichansk, but vowed that the Ukrainian army would use military assistance provided by Western countries to regain control of the area. Zelensky said: "We will rely on tactics and Western modern weapons to return to (Lisichansk)." Zelensky said that the Russian army is concentrating its firepower on the Donbas area in eastern Ukraine, but Ukraine will fight back with long-range weapons provided by the West, such as the High Mobility Rocket Artillery System (HIMARS, "HIMARS") provided by the United States. On the 4th, the General Staff of Ukraine posted on social platforms that the armed forces of Uzaporozhye Oblast have begun to use the "Haimas" system.
(Original title: The Ukrainian army lost the "last city" of Luhansk: Putin congratulated the Russian army, Zelensky vowed to regain it)
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