Lysychansk allowed Russia to consolidate forces in Lugansk province to advance to Donetsk, causing Ukraine to face the risk of losing the entire Donbass region.

The Russian Ministry of Defense on July 3 announced that the country's army and the separatist released the People's Republic of Lugansk (LPR) after completely controlling the city of Lysychansk and the surrounding towns and villages.

Western military experts believe that Lysychansk is an important victory for Russia, helping the force to complete the control of Lugansk province and reinforce the force to prepare for a new campaign.

Smoke rises after the fighting in Lysychansk, eastern Ukraine, on July 1.

This victory helped the People's Republic of Lugansk (LPR) self -proclaimed to control the entire territory for the first time that this separatist has set out since the announcement of separation from Ukraine in 2014.

Eastern Ukrainian separatist faction announced the establishment of LPR and the People's Republic of Donetsk (DPR) self -proclaimed since 2014. During 8 years of fighting with the Ukrainian government army later, the two sides fell into a position and did not open it.

This has changed since Russia recognized the independence of the two Self -proclaimed Republics on February 22 and opened a special military campaign in Ukraine on February 24.

LPR and DPR plays an important role in Russia's logistics efforts in eastern Ukraine.

Ukraine forces in the past month achieved some tactical achievements in the counterattack effort in Kharkov and Kherson, but the last two cities of Lugansk provinces Severodonetsk and Lysychansk in turn made them face the faces.

To capture Lysychansk and Severodonetsk, the Russian forces moved from many directions, gradually closing the siege with the Ukrainian army and made their defensive efforts hopeless at the end of June.

Continuing entrenched in the city will lead to severe casualties.

Western military analysts said that the tactics to make the most of Russia's artillery firepower made Ukraine's efforts in the urban area.

The police warned that after strengthening its position in Lugansk, Russia will apply the same tactics to crush Ukraine forces to stay in the remaining cities in Donetsk province in the coming months.

Izyum, a city near Kharkov, is currently controlled by Russia, which is expected to play a significant role in the subsequent combat plan of the country.

Russia is likely to add troops and weapons for units that suffer from campaign casualties in Lugansk.

A number of Ukrainian military officials admitted that Russia was taking advantage in many aspects, such as artillery and air force, as well as human resources and bullets.

The Russian military can also open new attacks to surround the two major industrial cities of Donetsk province including Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, which is about 80 km isolated by Lysychansk.

Sloviansk and Kramatorsk can become the next target of Russia in eastern Ukraine.

If Sloviansk and Kramatorsk fell, Russia will completely control the Donbass region and accomplish one of the biggest strategic goals set out in the special military campaign in Ukraine, strengthen the corridor in the territory in the middle of the territory.

Thomas Gibbons-Niff, NY Times commentator, said that after more than 4 months of fighting, both sides lost thousands of soldiers, tanks, armored and cannon.

However, the Ukrainian energy erosion strategy with Russian artillery firepower to create momentum in the field showed no signs of stopping, Gibbons-NEFF said.

The Russian army, the separatist faction of Ukrainian units leaving a densely populated area in Lysychansk, then welcomed them and ambushed them, according to the commander of Chechnya.

Ukrainian army soldiers are excited with the Himars missile system supported by the beauty salon, believing they will make a breakthrough on the battlefield.