Putin asked the Russian forces to fight at Lugansk to rest and consolidate the forces, while the other troops continued to fight.

The Commander of the Central Military Region Aleksandr Lapin and the Sergei Surovikin Aerotic Commander reported to me about the progress of the mission, and proposed the plan to develop the attack campaign, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in

The meeting took place a day after the Russian army and the separatist forces declared the complete control of the eastern city of Lysychansk and the surrounding towns and villages, completing the goal of liberating the People's Republic of Lugansk (LPR.

President Putin met with Shoigu Defense Minister Shoigu on July 4.

The forces participated in war and won Lugansk, so they were resting and strengthening their combat capacity.

The Russian Defense Ministry at the end of the month announced that General Surovikin was indicating the male attack, while General Lapin led the central battle squad.

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

Sloviansk, Kramatorsk can become the next target of Russia in East Ukraine.

From the pedal in Lysychansk, Russia will push the front line to the west and the South, focusing on Donetsk province, towards the complete control of Donbass, where many mineral mines and large cultivated land.

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

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 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.