Ukrainian flag planted in villages of Khotimlya and Strilecha villages, as Russian troops leave Luhansk oblast

Russian troops are hurriedly leaving their deployment sites in the Luhansk region due to the successful counter-offensive operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the head of the Luhansk Regional Military–Civil Administration Serhiy Haidai said, Report informs via the Ukrainian press.

According to him, Russian forces are leaving the Luhansk region with their families: "Big queues of cars have formed in the direction of the border with Russia."

According to reports, battles are going on in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and Russian troops are preparing to surrender in Kherson.

At the same time, it was noted that the Ukrainian flag was planted in the Khotimlya and Strilechya villages of the Kharkiv region.