Serhiy Hayday, the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, said on Wednesday that Russian troops continued to try to raid Lisichansk and continued to shell the eastern Ukrainian city, where about 15,000 people still live.
Heidi said in a televised speech: "The fighting continues on the outskirts of the city and [the Russians] are trying to constantly raise a storm. Recently, our people have been attacking (Russian army's) warehouses, headquarters and barracks. This makes it possible for us Halt these attacks."
Hayday also said that about 15,000 people remained in Lisichansk despite officials advising them to evacuate the front lines in the past few weeks. Now, as the city continues to be shelled, it is becoming more difficult for people to leave.
He said: "The fire is so big now that we can only accommodate 30 people in one bus. So we are very cautious about it."
"The Bakhmut-Lysychansk highway has not been used for a long time. But we There are other routes, we don’t know their names, and sometimes we have the opportunity to choose some routes,” he added. "This is the peak of hostilities."
