The separatist said that the militia and Russian forces fully surrounded the city of Lysychansk in the East but the Ukrainian army rejected.

Today, the Lugansk militia and the Russian forces have controlled the final strategic points outside the city.

Vitaly Kiselevm, representative of the Interior Agency of the People's Republic of Lugansk (LPR) claimed to, affirmed that the militia had begun to enter the city, concentrated in the Shakhter Stadium area near the center.

Meanwhile, Ruslan Muztchuck, a spokesman for the Ukrainian National Guard, rejected this information on July 2.

The Chechnya force of the Russian army marched near Lysychansk, east of Ukraine at the end of May. Photo: RIA.

Lysychansk was the last stronghold of the Ukrainian army in Lugansk.

The Russian Defense Ministry said yesterday said that the Russian forces controlled the oil refinery, Matrosskaya mine, Gelatin factory and Topolevka village around Lysychansk.

Observers said that Russia needs to control Lysychansk to pave a deeper attack in Donbass, including Lugansk and Donetsk, the main target in the second phase of a special military campaign in Ukraine.

Lysychansk's position.

The Ukrainian paratrooper unit suffered heavy losses when the Russian forces were offered on the way out of the strategic city of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk.

Whenever she wanted to go shopping, Zhyvaga in eastern Ukraine only needed to cross a bridge but face many risks.