Russia claims to take full control of Ukraine’s Luhansk region
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Russia claims to have taken full control of Ukraine's Luhansk region.
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Russia claimed Tuesday it has achieved full control of Ukraine's Luhansk region, one of four Ukrainian territories Moscow declared annexed in September 2022. Luhansk is part of the Donbas, the industrial heartland of eastern Ukraine where fighting has intensified since Russia's 2022 invasion. Ukraine had not immediately commented on the Russian assertion. The claim, if verified, would represent a significant territorial gain for Russia in a grinding war of attrition that has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions. Control of Luhansk would give Russia a stronger position in the Donbas, where the battle for the neighboring Donetsk region continues.
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