Forensic Experts Investigate Ruined Dormitory in Russian-Held Luhansk
Forensic experts are sifting through the ruins of a dormitory in the Russian-held Luhansk region. The investigation aims to determine the cause and circumstances of the damage.
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Forensic experts are sifting through the ruins of a dormitory in the Russian-held Luhansk region. The investigation aims to determine the cause and circumstances of the damage.

A Ukrainian monitor reports that more than a dozen Chinese companies, along with Iranian firms, are operating and profiting in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, which are currently occupied by Russia.

Ukraine has continued drone attacks on Russian territory, including Moscow, despite a self-declared Russian ceasefire, leading some Russian cities to cancel Victory Day parades. President Zelensky also issued warnings regarding foreign officials attending the Moscow parade.

Ukraine has conducted long-range attacks deep inside Russian territory, reportedly striking oil facilities up to 1500 kilometers away. President Zelenskyy confirmed these strikes and announced that Ukraine is continuing to increase the range of its attacks against Russia.

The Third Army Corps of Ukraine has refuted Russia's General Staff and Ministry of Defense's claim that Russian forces have established complete control over the Luhansk region.

Ukraine launched strikes on multiple Russian oil industry facilities, including refineries, an oil depot, and a Baltic Sea port, while also hitting a meat processing plant in the Kharkiv region. Meanwhile, heavy combat engagements continued, particularly in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka sectors, and Russia conducted a missile strike on central Kharkiv.

A Russian drone attack on a market in Nikopol, Ukraine, resulted in five fatalities and 19 injuries, including a 14-year-old girl. Ukrainian authorities have condemned the incident as another war crime.

Peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia have reportedly stalled, overshadowed by the conflict in the Middle East, while Russia claims to have fully captured the Luhansk region.

Russia's Ministry of Defense announced that its forces have taken full control of the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, according to RIA Novosti.

The Kremlin has denied reports that President Vladimir Putin pressured leading Russian businessmen to donate money to stabilize the country's finances for the Ukraine war, clarifying that while contributions are welcomed, they are voluntary. This comes after earlier reports indicated Putin was demanding funds from oligarchs for the ongoing conflict.
Powerful explosions were reported in the temporarily occupied town of Dovzhansk in Ukraine's Luhansk region, with preliminary information indicating an ammunition depot exploded.
The Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine's Armed Forces successfully targeted two Russian Tor surface-to-air missile systems in the Donetsk region and an oil depot in the Luhansk region during the night of February 22.

Russia and Ukraine have engaged in a series of drone attacks, with Russia striking a funeral procession in Sumy and oil and gas facilities in Kharkiv and Poltava, causing civilian casualties. Ukraine, in turn, claims to have struck a Russian frigate and oil infrastructure, while denying responsibility for an attack on a student dormitory in Luhansk.

The conflict in Ukraine continues with intensified drone attacks by both sides, including Ukrainian strikes on Moscow and Russian drones hitting Chernihiv and a Chinese cargo ship. Ukraine also reports seizing battlefield initiative and conducting clearing operations.

A Russian drone attack struck a kindergarten in Sumy, Ukraine, during a ceasefire, killing one woman and injuring two others, prompting Ukrainian President Zelensky to condemn the incident.

The European Union formally approved a substantial multi-billion euro loan package for Ukraine and a new round of sanctions against Russia, following Hungary's decision to drop its opposition. This financial lifeline aims to support Ukraine amidst the ongoing conflict and its aspirations for full EU membership.
The Third Army Corps of Ukraine has refuted Russia's claim that its General Staff and Ministry of Defense have established full control over the Luhansk region.

Az odesszai támadásban egy gyerek is meghalt.

Russia launched an extensive missile and drone attack across Ukraine, with a significant focus on the Kyiv region, resulting in at least one fatality and widespread power outages. The assault involved nearly 500 drones and missiles, prompting Poland to scramble fighter jets.

Ukraine reported that at least 20 Russian drones struck Kharkiv over several hours, while Russia rejected an Easter ceasefire and claimed full control of the Luhansk region.

A Russian An-26 military transport aircraft reportedly crashed over occupied Crimea, resulting in the deaths of all 29 people on board, with Russia's defense ministry attributing the incident to a likely technical malfunction, as confirmed by Russian sources.
Russia is reportedly auctioning off a gold deposit located in the occupied Luhansk region, according to Reuters.
Unmanned Systems Forces units destroyed a Russian S-300V missile system and hit a Tor missile system and a fuel train in the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region.

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed retaliation after accusing Ukraine of striking a student dormitory in Starobilsk, Luhansk Oblast, a claim Ukraine's General Staff denied, stating the target was an elite Russian military unit. This accusation comes as Putin faces increasing domestic and international scrutiny, including a record 196-day absence from visiting Russian regions.

The city of Plzeň, Czech Republic, is hosting a ten-day rehabilitation stay for children from Ukraine's Luhansk region, offering them respite from the trauma of war.
Agents of the ATESH partisan movement successfully carried out a sabotage operation, disabling a KamAZ truck belonging to Russia’s 2nd Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade in the temporarily occupied Luhansk region, which was used for ammunition supply.

Kharchenko claims that part of the Luhansk region is still under the control of the Ukrainian armed forces, who "have not lost an inch of land there for a long time."
Russian officials, including Gerasimov, are reportedly spreading false claims about the complete occupation of the Luhansk region as part of an information campaign to support the ongoing war.
Russia has once again, for the third time in four years, falsely announced that it has captured the entire Luhansk region, a claim quickly refuted.

Russia's Ministry of Defense announced that its forces have taken control of the entire Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, a territory it has reportedly held since October 2022.
Russia has claimed full control of Ukraine's Luhansk region, a claim that Kyiv denies, as diplomatic efforts continue ahead of scheduled talks with a US envoy.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Russia to agree to a mutual halt on strikes against energy infrastructure, citing the global energy crisis exacerbated by the Middle East conflict and signals from partner countries.

EU officials accuse Russia of providing intelligence and drones to Iran for attacks on US targets, while Russia vehemently denies these allegations, specifically dismissing reports of delivering drones as 'media lies'.
Four years ago, on February 24, 2022, at around 3:40, the first column of Russian tanks entered Ukraine’s Luhansk region, while residents of many Ukrainian cities awoke to the first enemy missile stri