Haidai: Next week will be decisive for Luhansk region

Russian troops concentrated in the Donbas and amassed all possible forces in the Luhansk region. The invaders are massively bombarding the region. The next week will be decisive for the region, Chairman of the Luhansk Regional State Administration Serhiy Haidai said, Report informs referring to UNIAN.

He noted that a huge number of Russian troops are fighting in the Luhansk region, but their personnel are not endless.

He added that heavy battles are being waged on the outskirts of Severodonetsk, so "the situation is very difficult." Air bombs are dropped on the city and shelled with artillery.

"Russian troops have already come close enough, so they can fire mortars as well. The city is being destroyed constantly, around the clock. The situation in the city is very difficult. Yesterday, the fighting was already on the outskirts of the city," he said.

Haidai is sure that “Russian dictator Vladimir Putin ordered the occupation of the Luhansk region at all costs, so Russia is moving troops from near Mariupol, Kharkiv and Donetsk region.”