fierce fighting in Lysychansk

Fighting continues in Lyssychansk, eastern Ukraine, on the 129th day of war, Saturday July 2. “The versions differ. On the one hand, the pro-Russian separatists claim to surround the city. On the other hand, the Ukrainian army says that it is false”, explains journalist Thibault Franceschet, on the 23h set of franceinfo. Chechen soldiers would also be present alongside the Russians to fight the Ukrainians.

“The city of Lysychansk is strategic because it is located west of the Donbass. The Russians initially controlled the area to the east. Then the troops gradually advanced towards this western part. The Russians seek to take control of the entire entire region”, says the journalist. Incessant shelling has caused extensive damage in the Donbass region since the beginning of the conflict.