According to the first reports from the front lines, Russian-led forces took control of the town of Volcheyarovka on June 26. The town is the strategically important area in the Severodonetsk-Lisichansk metropolitan region.

Russian military positions in the town allow to establish fire control over the Lisichansk-Seversk road which is the last one used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine for military supply to their positions.

• The group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has lost the possibility of withdrawing the remaining forces from Lisichansk.

Russian-allied forces have established military positions on the heights in the town and now the Seversk-Lisichansk highway is under full fire control of the artillery of the Russian Federation.

According to the reports from the spot, Russian control was established after fierce clashes.

• Judging by the footage from the spot, the AFU suffered heavy losses in the area.

Source: SOUTHFRONT

Header: Ukrainian servicemen travel on their armored personnel carrier in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, June 25, 2022