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{{Short description|Battle in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Battle of Lysychansk
| place = [[Lysychansk]], [[Luhansk Oblast]], [[Ukraine]]
| combatant1 = {{plainlist|
* {{flag|Russia}}
* {{flag|Luhansk People's Republic|name=Luhansk PR}}
}}
| combatant2 = {{plainlist|
* {{flag|Ukraine}}
}}
| units1 = {{flagicon image|Banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (obverse).svg}} [[Russian Armed Forces]]<br/>
{{flagicon image|Flag of National Guard of the Russian Federation.svg}} [[National Guard of Russia]]
*{{flagicon|Chechnya}} [[Kadyrovites]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/07/02/russian-forces-claim-last-ukrainian-held-town-luhansk-region/|title=Russia says last Ukrainian-held town in the Luhansk region has fallen|work=The Telegraph|date=2 July 2022}}</ref>
<br />{{flagicon|Luhansk People's Republic}} [[Luhansk People's Militia]]
| units2 = {{flagicon image|Ensign of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.svg}} [[Ukrainian Armed Forces]]
| strength1 = Unknown
| strength2 = Unknown
| casualties1 = Unknown
| casualties2 = {{plainlist|
'''Russian claim:'''<br />120+ soldiers killed<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-710942 | title=Ukraine-Russia War: Russian says it seized Lysychansk Oil Refinery - RIA }}</ref><br />14+ foreign fighters killed<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61954068 | title=Ukraine war: Russian forces 'storming' besieged city of Lysychansk | work=BBC News | date=27 June 2022 }}</ref>
}}
| partof = the [[Battle of Donbas (2022)|Battle of Donbas]] during the 2022 [[Eastern Ukraine offensive]]
| date = 25 June – 3 July <br />({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=6|day1=25|year1=2022|month2=7|day2=2|year2=2022}})
| coordinates = <!--Use the {{coord}} template -->
| image = [[File:Ukrainian firefighters douse the flames of a fire caused by Russian shelling in Lisichansk, on July 1, 2022.jpg|300x300px]]
| caption = Ukrainian firefighters douse the flames of a fire caused by Russian shelling in Lisichansk, on July 1, 2022.
| casualties3 = 8+ civilians killed, 42+ wounded
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine}}
| commander1 = {{flagdeco|Russia}} {{ill|Zamid Chalaev|ru|Чалаев, Замид Алиевич}}<ref name="Chalaev combatant">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.com/new-chechen-commander-luhansk-was-psychiatric-facility-kadyrov-pulled-him-out-report-3523454|title=New Chechen Commander For Luhansk Was In A Psychiatric Facility Before Kadyrov Pulled Him Out: Report|website=International Business Times|date=27 May 2022 }}</ref>
| commander2 = Unknown
| status = Russian victory
}}
The '''battle of [[Lysychansk]]''' was a [[military engagement]] between Russia and Ukraine in the wider [[Battle of Donbas (2022)|Battle of Donbas]] of the [[Eastern Ukraine offensive]] of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Битва за Луганщину: враг сосредоточил основные усилия на окружении Лисичанска - Генштаб |url=https://www.unian.net/war/bitva-za-luganshchinu-vrag-sosredotochil-osnovnye-usiliya-na-okruzhenii-lisichanska-genshtab-novosti-vtorzheniya-rossii-na-ukrainu-11879847.html |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=www.unian.net |language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Войска РФ пытаются взять Лисичанск - Гайдай |url=https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/4489102-voiska-rf-pytauitsia-vziat-lysychansk-haidai |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=korrespondent.net |language=ru}}</ref> [[Russia]]n-backed separatists announced their forces had seized the city on 2 July, although [[Ukraine]] initially denied this.<ref name="bothclaim">[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62022471 Ukraine war: Ukraine and Russia both claim control over Lysychansk]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-02 |title="Fierce battles": Ukraine disputes claims Russian forces seized Lysychansk |url=https://www.newsweek.com/fierce-battles-ukraine-disputes-claims-russian-forces-seized-lysychansk-1721247 |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> However, the Institute for the Study of War also reported the city had been captured.<ref name="ISW2July"/>
On 3 July, the Ukrainian general staff admitted that the order had been given to withdraw from the city "in order to save the lives of Ukrainian defenders," however President [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] denied that the city had been fully captured.<ref name=ZelenskyyDeny>{{cite news|url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3521075-president-zelensky-there-is-risk-of-luhansk-region-being-seized-but-lysychansk-not-under-enemy-control-yet.html|title=There is risk of Luhansk Region being seized, but Lysychansk not under enemy control yet – Zelensky|date=3 July 2022|work=Ukrinform}}</ref>
== Background ==
{{Main articles|Battle of Donbas (2022)|Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022)}}
{{Expand Ukrainian|Бої за Лисичанськ (2022)#Перебіг подій|section=yes|date=June 2022}}
[[File:Lysychansk after airstrike on 16 June 2022 (03).jpg|thumb|left|First responders on the scene of a Russian airstrike in Lysychansk, 16 June 2022]]
The twin cities of [[Sievierodonetsk]] and Lysychansk are divided by the [[Donets]] river. The hilltop city of Lysychansk is located in the west bank and offers Ukrainian defenders the high ground. On 11 April, Russian forces shelled Lysychansk with heavy artillery, destroying four houses, killing one person and injuring other three.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220411155538/https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/okkupanty-obstrelyali-lisichansk-chetyre-1649689281.html Окупанти знову обстріляли Лисичанськ: чотири будинки зруйновані, троє постраждалих]</ref> By 10 May, Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk had become the only remaining Ukrainian strongholds in the entirety of Luhansk Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Yaroslav |last=Trofimov |others=Manu Brabo |date=2022-05-10 |title=Nearly Encircled, Ukraine's Last Stronghold in Luhansk Resists Russian Onslaught |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/nearly-encircled-ukraines-last-stronghold-in-luhansk-resists-russian-onslaught-11652182875 |access-date=2022-06-26 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> During the battle of Sievierodonetsk, the three bridges connecting both cities were destroyed, affording Ukrainian defenders a better defensive position from Russian assaults across the river.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61945914 |title= Ukraine war: What Severodonetsk's fall means for the conflict|date=26 June 2022|work=BBC}}</ref>
By 23 June, Russia had fully broken through in the south, winning [[Battle of Toshkivka|the battle]] at [[Toshkivka]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russia has captured Donbas frontline village Toshkivka: Ukraine |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/423585-russia-has-captured-donbas-frontline-village-toshkivka-ukraine |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=www.geo.tv |language=en}}</ref> and making major gains south of [[Lysychansk]]. Russian forces captured {{ill|Loskutivka|uk|Лоскутівка}}, [[Myrna Dolyna]], {{ill|Rai-Oleksandrivka, Luhansk Oblast|lt=Rai-Oleksandrivka|uk|Рай-Олександрівка (Сєвєродонецький район)}} and {{ill|Pidlisne, Luhansk Oblast|lt=Pidlisne|uk|Підлісне (Сєвєродонецький район)}} all on 22 June.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Reuters |date=2022-06-21 |title=Russian forces capture several more settlements in Ukraine's Luhansk region |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-forces-capture-several-more-settlements-ukraines-luhansk-region-2022-06-21/ |access-date=2022-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2 more Luhansk settlements fall to Russia as pressure builds on Lysychansk |website=[[CNN]] |date=23 June 2022 |url=https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-06-23-22/h_3d9315eab77e0cf583903ee2090737c7}}</ref> On 23 June, Russian forces cut off and surrounded the towns of [[Hirske]] and [[Zolote]], which they claimed to have fully captured by next day.<ref>[https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-23 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 23]</ref><ref>[https://warsawinstitute.org/russia-potential-plan-smash-ukrainian-stronghold-luhansk-region/ Russia Has Potential Plan To Smash Ukrainian Stronghold In Luhansk Region]</ref> By 25 June, Russia [[Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022)|captured Sievierodonetsk]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Balmforth |first1=Tom |last2=Djurica |first2=Marko |date=2022-06-26 |title=Sievierodonetsk falls to Russia after one of war's bloodiest fights |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-forces-ordered-withdraw-key-battleground-city-2022-06-25/ |access-date=2022-06-26}}</ref> With Russia's breakthrough in the south and their victory in Sievierodonetsk, the attention of the Russian offensive shifted to Lysychansk.
== Battle ==
After the [[Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022)|fall of Sievierodenetsk]], Lysychansk became the last major city in the [[Luhansk Oblast]] under Ukrainian control.
On 25 June, Russian forces entered Lysychansk from the south, reaching a mine and a gelatin factory on the outskirts of the city the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russian invaders fighting within Lysychansk - ISW |url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3515240-russian-invaders-fighting-within-lysychansk-isw.html |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=www.ukrinform.net |language=en}}</ref> On 26 June, [[TASS]] reported that Russian forces entered the city from five directions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-27 |title=Russia escalates attacks across Ukraine, killing and injuring dozens |url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/06/27/ukraine-war-russia-in-drive-to-capture-lysychansk-after-taking-control-of-sievierodonetsk |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 27, 2022 |agency=Reuters |title=Russian forces turn sights on Lysychansk in battle for eastern Ukraine - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/russian-forces-turn-sights-on-lysychansk-in-battle-for-eastern-ukraine/articleshow/92481183.cms |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
On 27 June, [[CNN]] reported that civilians in Lysychansk had been urged to leave immediately, as Russian forces gained ground in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |first1=Helen |last1=Regan |first2=Andrew |last2=Raine |first3=Sana |last3=Noor Haq |first4=Hafsa |last4=Khalil |first5=Aditi |last5=Sangal |first6=Elise |last6=Hammond |first7=Mike |last7=Hayes |date=2022-06-27 |title=Civilians in Lysychansk urged to evacuate as Russian forces close in |url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-06-27-22/h_1ccdc77f65fccf9560551846ef07d664 |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Russian forces entered the [[Lysychansk Oil Refinery]], located around 10 kilometers southwest of the city center, and consolidated their positions, including setting up artillery posts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Institute for the Study of War |url=http://dev-isw.bivings.com/ |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=Institute for the Study of War |language=en}}</ref>
On 28 June, Rodion Miroshnik, the [[Luhansk People's Republic|LPR]]'s ambassador to Russia, claimed that Ukrainian forces in Lysychansk had begun withdrawing from the city. The [[Institute for the Study of War]] (ISW) theorized that they were conducting a fighting retreat towards more defensible positions in [[Siversk]], [[Kramatorsk]], and [[Sloviansk]].<ref>{{cite web|first1=Kateryna |last1=Stepanenko |first2=Frederick W. |last2=Kagan |first3=George |last3=Barros |first4=Mason |last4=Clark |first5=and Grace |last5=Mappes |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 28 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-28|website=understandingwar.org|date=June 28, 2022|access-date=June 29, 2022}}</ref>
On 29 June, [[Serhiy Haidai]], the Ukrainian governor of Luhansk Oblast, said that Russian units had entered the outskirts of Lysychansk, but there was no fighting in the city itself and dismissed claims of such as Russian propaganda. He added that the city was being attacked from many directions. Meanwhile, Ukrainian [[Sukhoi Su-25|Su-25]] and [[Sukhoi Su-24|Su-24m]] bombers reportedly carried out "up to 10 airstrikes" in the Lysychansk area, striking Russian and LPR logistics centers, fuel depots, and armored combat vehicles.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-air-force-strikes-invaders-160200744.html|work=Yahoo News|title=Ukraine's air force strikes invaders in Luhansk Oblast, delaying assault on Lysychansk|date=29 June 2022|access-date=2 July 2022}}</ref> The [[General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces|Ukrainian General Staff]] said that a Russian airstrike was carried out on the Lysychansk Oil Refinery, where ground engagements were reportedly taking place.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/russians-try-block-lysychansk-control-162800728.html|work=Yahoo News|title=The Russians try to block Lysychansk and take control of Lysychansk-Bakhmut road - General Staff|date=29 June 2022|access-date=1 July 2022}}</ref>
On 30 June, governor Serhiy Haidai said there was a "peak of fighting" on the outskirts of the city, with "constant" Russian shelling and repeated ground assaults. The [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|British defence ministry]], in its daily intelligence bulletin, said the clashes were likely centred around the oil refinery and that Ukrainian units in the city proper were holding their positions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-war-lysychansk-russia-artillery-/31922485.html|work=Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty|title= Ukraine Takes Control Of Snake Island, Fighting Rages In Lysychansk|date=30 June 2022|access-date=1 July 2022}}</ref> The Ukrainian General Staff said the Russians had "partial success" during assaults in the area of the refinery and were controlling the southeastern and northwestern parts of the plant itself. Russian assaults on the village of Topolikva, northeast of the refinery, and the towns of [[Vovchoiarivka]] and [[Maloriazantseve]] were "partially successful"; the Topolivka-Lysychansk road was under Russian fire control.<ref>{{cite news|work=Yahoo News|title=Armed Forces of Ukraine repulse Russian attacks on three fronts, but the Lysychansk front is problematic - General Staff report|date=30 June 2022|access-date=1 July 2022|url=https://news.yahoo.com/armed-forces-ukraine-repulse-russian-160751396.html}}</ref> A [[Sky News]] report highlighted the "shockingly indiscriminate" Russian shelling on Lysychansk and described on-the-ground conditions in the city. Journalist [[Alex Crawford]] called the city "unrecognisable" and reported that 60 percent of the city was in ruins, citing a local police officer. The "46th Battalion of the [[24th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|24th Brigade]]" defended the Lysychansk Oil Refinery from within a hidden bunker, offering stubborn resistance. With utilities down, civilians remaining in the city had to gather water from a nearby lake and waited on food parcels from aid centers. Some civilians interviewed by Crawford blamed the Ukrainian and [[Western world|western]] governments for their situation rather than Russia, reflecting a "not insignificant" pro-Russian separatist sentiment in the area.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-the-last-days-of-lysychansk-inside-the-city-being-smashed-by-the-russian-military-sledgehammer-12642636|title=The Last Days of Lysychansk|work=Sky News|date=30 June 2022|access-date=2 July 2022}}</ref>
The LPR's Rodion Miroshnik said in a [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] post that Lysychansk was being attacked from four directions and claimed that Russian units had established a "wide bridgehead" on the right bank of the [[Donets|Seversky Donets]] and had reached the Lysychansk heliport. "From there, with a fairly wide front, they moved in a south-westerly direction towards the city centre." These claims were not independently verified at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://t.me/levigodman/3818|date= 30 June 2022|access-date=1 July 2022|work=Telegram|title=LPR Ambassador: Allied troops are attacking Lisichansk from four sides.}}</ref>
By 1 July, the [[Ministry of Defence (Russia)|Russian defence ministry]] said its forces had captured the mine and gelatin plant on the city's outskirts, and the northwestern town of [[Pryvillia]] as part of their encirclement, along with continued attempts to cut the Lysychansk-[[Bakhmut]] highway. The Russians claimed the Ukrainians were suffering increasing desertions and heavy losses in the area, including over 120 soldiers killed in one village within a day.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3519272-enemy-attempting-to-encircle-ukrainian-troops-near-lysychansk.html|title=Enemy attempting to encircle Ukrainian troops near Lysychansk|date=1 July 2022|website=Ukrinform.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-710942|work=Jerusalem Post|date=1 July 2022|title=Ukraine-Russia War: Russian missile strike kills 18 in Odesa - ministry}}</ref>
===Fall of Lysychansk===
On 2 July, governor Serhiy Haidai again noted the incessant, "high density" shelling of Lysychansk, but sought to emphasize that two Russian advances had been repelled in the direction of Verkhniokamyanka and the gelatin plant.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3520135-lysychansk-attacked-from-different-sides-ukrainian-troops-fending-russians-off.html|work=Ukrinform|title=Lysychansk attacked from different sides. Ukrainian troops fending Russians off|date=2 July 2022}}</ref> The Russian-backed separatists claimed to have completed its encirclement of the city after occupying the "last strategic heights," while the [[National Guard of Ukraine|Ukrainian National Guard]] said fierce clashes were ongoing but the city was "not surrounded". Subsequently, Russian troops were reported to have reached the center of Lysychansk.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukrainian army: Fierce fighting in Lysychansk, but the city is 'not surrounded' Luhansk - Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com |url=https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/2-july-ukrainian-army-fierce-fighting-in-lysychansk-but-the |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hatuqa |first=Arwa Ibrahim,Nadim Asrar,Dalia |title=Russia-Ukraine latest: Ukraine says Lysychansk 'not encircled' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/2/ukraine-russia-war-live-news |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hatuqa |first=Arwa Ibrahim,Nadim Asrar,Dalia |title=Russia-Ukraine latest: Ukraine says Lysychansk 'not encircled' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/2/ukraine-russia-war-live-news |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>
Later on 2 July, the separatists announced their forces had seized the city,<ref name="bothclaim"/> which was also confirmed by the ISW, saying the capture likely occurred after a withdrawal by Ukrainian forces. The ISW called Ukraine's denial of the city's capture "outdated or erroneous".<ref name="ISW2July">{{Cite web |last1=Stepanenko |first1=Kateryna |last2=Hird |first2=Karolina |last3=Kagan |first3=Frederick W. |date=2 July 2022 |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 2 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-2 |access-date=2 July 2022 |publisher=[[Institute for the Study of War]]}}</ref> Rob Lee, a defence blogger covering the war, [[Twitter|tweeted]] videos of Chechen [[National Guard of Russia|Rosgvardia]] soldiers outside the administration building in Lysychansk. Pro-Russian sources also tweeted a video of the [[Victory Banner (Soviet Union)|Soviet Banner of Victory]] in the ruins of the same building, and a video emerged of residents placing a Soviet flag at the city's "Memorial of Remembrance For The Fallen Soldiers," further corroborating Russian claims of capture.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 July 2022 |title= Ukraine war: Ukraine and Russia both claim control over Lysychansk |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62022471 |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=CNNCapture>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/03/europe/russia-ukraine-luhansk-lysychansk-intl/index.html|work=CNN|title=Russian forces claim to take control over Lysychansk, Ukraine's last holdout in Luhansk region|date=3 July 2022}}</ref>
On 3 July, [[Oleksiy Arestovych]], an advisor to Ukrainian president [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]], conceded that Lysychansk was in danger of being captured by the Russians. Luhansk governor Serhiy Gaidai said the city was attacked "with inexplicably brutal tactics" and the Russians were "stubbornly advancing" amid losses. Meanwhile, Russia's defence minister [[Sergei Shoigu]] informed president [[Vladimir Putin]] that Russian and LPR forces had fully controlled the city, and the LPR said it was being "cleared of Ukrainian nationalists." Observers noted that the fall of Lysychansk meant that Russia had achieved its strategic objective of capturing all of [[Luhansk Oblast]], as part of its larger goal of seizing the entirety of the [[Donbas]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/3/russia-ukraine-live-news-kyiv-fired-missiles-on-belarus|title=Russia-Ukraine live news: Moscow claims capture of Lysychansk|date=3 July 2022|work=Al Jazeera}}</ref><ref name=CNNCapture/><ref>{{cite news|work=CBS News|title=Russia claims capture of pivotal city in eastern Ukraine CBS News|date=3 July 2022|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-russia-war-lysychansk-luhansk-province-donbas/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/03/lysychansk-luhansk-russia-ukraine-war/|work=Washington Post|date=3 July 2022|title=Russia claims capture of Lysychansk, key for control of Ukraine’s east}}</ref>
Later on 3 July, the Ukrainian General Staff confirmed that their forces had withdrawn from Lysychansk,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid02KUS6NCfLiRTXJrfdm1sgwiTrpjrsX5VskaSavVFNcFYtHRehrMuEjTsY2H5XBuaXl?amp%3B__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R|title=General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine|work=Facebook|date=3 July 2022}}</ref> however President Zelenskyy denied that the city was fully captured, saying "...we cannot definitely say that Lysychansk is under [Russian] control. Battles are raging on the outskirts of Lysychansk."<ref name=ZelenskyyDeny/>
== Casualties ==
By 25 May, fighting and shelling of Lysychansk had killed 150 civilians.<ref>{{Cite web |title=In Lysychansk, 150 people are buried in a mass grave - Haidai |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/05/25/7348537/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Ukrayinska Pravda |language=en}}</ref>
A Russian strike on a water line on 27 June killed at least 8 civilians and wounded 42.<ref>{{Cite web |title=8 killed in Lysychansk as Russian forces try to storm the city, Ukrainian military official says |date=27 June 2022 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-06-27-22/h_f2dc383c70eecea2abdfa2caafb2e62c}}</ref> The [[Governor of Luhansk Oblast]] [[Serhiy Haidai]] said that a large number of those injured from the attack had to undergo surgery and lost limbs. He also reported that this attack had been effectuated with [[Cluster munition|cluster bombs]], the use of which is banned by international law (although neither Russia nor Ukraine are party to the [[Convention on Cluster Munitions]]). Another banned weapon that the Russians were using near Lysychansk according to Haidai were [[anti-personnel mine]]s.<ref name="gordon">{{cite news|url=https://gordonua.com/ukr/news/war/lisichansk-obstriljali-zaboronenimi-bojepripasami-bagatom-postrazhdalim-dovelosja-amputuvati-kintsivki-gajdaj-1614744.html|title=Лисичанськ обстріляли забороненими боєприпасами, багатьом постраждалим довелося ампутувати кінцівки – Гайдай|newspaper=Gordon|date=28 June 2022|language=uk}}</ref>{{dubious|Talk:Cluster munition ban|date=June 2022}}
By 28 June, there were 15,000 civilians still in Lysychansk. 95,000 people lived in the city prior to the invasion.<ref name="gordon" />
== Reference ==
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| conflict = Battle of Lysychansk
| place = [[Lysychansk]], [[Luhansk Oblast]], [[Ukraine]]
| combatant1 = {{plainlist|
* {{flag|Russia}}
* {{flag|Luhansk People's Republic|name=Luhansk PR}}
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| units1 = {{flagicon image|Banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (obverse).svg}} [[Russian Armed Forces]]<br/>
{{flagicon image|Flag of National Guard of the Russian Federation.svg}} [[National Guard of Russia]]
*{{flagicon|Chechnya}} [[Kadyrovites]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/07/02/russian-forces-claim-last-ukrainian-held-town-luhansk-region/|title=Russia says last Ukrainian-held town in the Luhansk region has fallen|work=The Telegraph|date=2 July 2022}}</ref>
<br />{{flagicon|Luhansk People's Republic}} [[Luhansk People's Militia]]
| units2 = {{flagicon image|Ensign of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.svg}} [[Ukrainian Armed Forces]]
| strength1 = Unknown
| strength2 = Unknown
| casualties1 = Unknown
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'''Russian claim:'''<br />120+ soldiers killed<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-710942 | title=Ukraine-Russia War: Russian says it seized Lysychansk Oil Refinery - RIA }}</ref><br />14+ foreign fighters killed<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61954068 | title=Ukraine war: Russian forces 'storming' besieged city of Lysychansk | work=BBC News | date=27 June 2022 }}</ref>
}}
| partof = the [[Battle of Donbas (2022)|Battle of Donbas]] during the 2022 [[Eastern Ukraine offensive]]
| date = 25 June – 3 July <br />({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=6|day1=25|year1=2022|month2=7|day2=2|year2=2022}})
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| caption = Ukrainian firefighters douse the flames of a fire caused by Russian shelling in Lisichansk, on July 1, 2022.
| casualties3 = 8+ civilians killed, 42+ wounded
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine}}
| commander1 = {{flagdeco|Russia}} {{ill|Zamid Chalaev|ru|Чалаев, Замид Алиевич}}<ref name="Chalaev combatant">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.com/new-chechen-commander-luhansk-was-psychiatric-facility-kadyrov-pulled-him-out-report-3523454|title=New Chechen Commander For Luhansk Was In A Psychiatric Facility Before Kadyrov Pulled Him Out: Report|website=International Business Times|date=27 May 2022 }}</ref>
| commander2 = Unknown
| status = Russian victory
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The '''battle of [[Lysychansk]]''' was a [[military engagement]] between Russia and Ukraine in the wider [[Battle of Donbas (2022)|Battle of Donbas]] of the [[Eastern Ukraine offensive]] of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Битва за Луганщину: враг сосредоточил основные усилия на окружении Лисичанска - Генштаб |url=https://www.unian.net/war/bitva-za-luganshchinu-vrag-sosredotochil-osnovnye-usiliya-na-okruzhenii-lisichanska-genshtab-novosti-vtorzheniya-rossii-na-ukrainu-11879847.html |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=www.unian.net |language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Войска РФ пытаются взять Лисичанск - Гайдай |url=https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/4489102-voiska-rf-pytauitsia-vziat-lysychansk-haidai |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=korrespondent.net |language=ru}}</ref> [[Russia]]n-backed separatists announced their forces had seized the city on 2 July, although [[Ukraine]] initially denied this.<ref name="bothclaim">[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62022471 Ukraine war: Ukraine and Russia both claim control over Lysychansk]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-02 |title="Fierce battles": Ukraine disputes claims Russian forces seized Lysychansk |url=https://www.newsweek.com/fierce-battles-ukraine-disputes-claims-russian-forces-seized-lysychansk-1721247 |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> However, the Institute for the Study of War also reported the city had been captured.<ref name="ISW2July"/>
On 3 July, the Ukrainian general staff admitted that the order had been given to withdraw from the city "in order to save the lives of Ukrainian defenders,"
According to BBC news Ukraine admitted the it lost the city https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62030051
With it, 100% of Luhansk Oblast came under Russian control
== Background ==
{{Main articles|Battle of Donbas (2022)|Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022)}}
{{Expand Ukrainian|Бої за Лисичанськ (2022)#Перебіг подій|section=yes|date=June 2022}}
[[File:Lysychansk after airstrike on 16 June 2022 (03).jpg|thumb|left|First responders on the scene of a Russian airstrike in Lysychansk, 16 June 2022]]
The twin cities of [[Sievierodonetsk]] and Lysychansk are divided by the [[Donets]] river. The hilltop city of Lysychansk is located in the west bank and offers Ukrainian defenders the high ground. On 11 April, Russian forces shelled Lysychansk with heavy artillery, destroying four houses, killing one person and injuring other three.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220411155538/https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/okkupanty-obstrelyali-lisichansk-chetyre-1649689281.html Окупанти знову обстріляли Лисичанськ: чотири будинки зруйновані, троє постраждалих]</ref> By 10 May, Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk had become the only remaining Ukrainian strongholds in the entirety of Luhansk Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Yaroslav |last=Trofimov |others=Manu Brabo |date=2022-05-10 |title=Nearly Encircled, Ukraine's Last Stronghold in Luhansk Resists Russian Onslaught |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/nearly-encircled-ukraines-last-stronghold-in-luhansk-resists-russian-onslaught-11652182875 |access-date=2022-06-26 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> During the battle of Sievierodonetsk, the three bridges connecting both cities were destroyed, affording Ukrainian defenders a better defensive position from Russian assaults across the river.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61945914 |title= Ukraine war: What Severodonetsk's fall means for the conflict|date=26 June 2022|work=BBC}}</ref>
By 23 June, Russia had fully broken through in the south, winning [[Battle of Toshkivka|the battle]] at [[Toshkivka]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russia has captured Donbas frontline village Toshkivka: Ukraine |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/423585-russia-has-captured-donbas-frontline-village-toshkivka-ukraine |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=www.geo.tv |language=en}}</ref> and making major gains south of [[Lysychansk]]. Russian forces captured {{ill|Loskutivka|uk|Лоскутівка}}, [[Myrna Dolyna]], {{ill|Rai-Oleksandrivka, Luhansk Oblast|lt=Rai-Oleksandrivka|uk|Рай-Олександрівка (Сєвєродонецький район)}} and {{ill|Pidlisne, Luhansk Oblast|lt=Pidlisne|uk|Підлісне (Сєвєродонецький район)}} all on 22 June.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Reuters |date=2022-06-21 |title=Russian forces capture several more settlements in Ukraine's Luhansk region |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-forces-capture-several-more-settlements-ukraines-luhansk-region-2022-06-21/ |access-date=2022-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2 more Luhansk settlements fall to Russia as pressure builds on Lysychansk |website=[[CNN]] |date=23 June 2022 |url=https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-06-23-22/h_3d9315eab77e0cf583903ee2090737c7}}</ref> On 23 June, Russian forces cut off and surrounded the towns of [[Hirske]] and [[Zolote]], which they claimed to have fully captured by next day.<ref>[https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-23 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 23]</ref><ref>[https://warsawinstitute.org/russia-potential-plan-smash-ukrainian-stronghold-luhansk-region/ Russia Has Potential Plan To Smash Ukrainian Stronghold In Luhansk Region]</ref> By 25 June, Russia [[Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022)|captured Sievierodonetsk]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Balmforth |first1=Tom |last2=Djurica |first2=Marko |date=2022-06-26 |title=Sievierodonetsk falls to Russia after one of war's bloodiest fights |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-forces-ordered-withdraw-key-battleground-city-2022-06-25/ |access-date=2022-06-26}}</ref> With Russia's breakthrough in the south and their victory in Sievierodonetsk, the attention of the Russian offensive shifted to Lysychansk.
== Battle ==
After the [[Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022)|fall of Sievierodenetsk]], Lysychansk became the last major city in the [[Luhansk Oblast]] under Ukrainian control.
On 25 June, Russian forces entered Lysychansk from the south, reaching a mine and a gelatin factory on the outskirts of the city the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russian invaders fighting within Lysychansk - ISW |url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3515240-russian-invaders-fighting-within-lysychansk-isw.html |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=www.ukrinform.net |language=en}}</ref> On 26 June, [[TASS]] reported that Russian forces entered the city from five directions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-27 |title=Russia escalates attacks across Ukraine, killing and injuring dozens |url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/06/27/ukraine-war-russia-in-drive-to-capture-lysychansk-after-taking-control-of-sievierodonetsk |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 27, 2022 |agency=Reuters |title=Russian forces turn sights on Lysychansk in battle for eastern Ukraine - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/russian-forces-turn-sights-on-lysychansk-in-battle-for-eastern-ukraine/articleshow/92481183.cms |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
On 27 June, [[CNN]] reported that civilians in Lysychansk had been urged to leave immediately, as Russian forces gained ground in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |first1=Helen |last1=Regan |first2=Andrew |last2=Raine |first3=Sana |last3=Noor Haq |first4=Hafsa |last4=Khalil |first5=Aditi |last5=Sangal |first6=Elise |last6=Hammond |first7=Mike |last7=Hayes |date=2022-06-27 |title=Civilians in Lysychansk urged to evacuate as Russian forces close in |url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-06-27-22/h_1ccdc77f65fccf9560551846ef07d664 |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Russian forces entered the [[Lysychansk Oil Refinery]], located around 10 kilometers southwest of the city center, and consolidated their positions, including setting up artillery posts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Institute for the Study of War |url=http://dev-isw.bivings.com/ |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=Institute for the Study of War |language=en}}</ref>
On 28 June, Rodion Miroshnik, the [[Luhansk People's Republic|LPR]]'s ambassador to Russia, claimed that Ukrainian forces in Lysychansk had begun withdrawing from the city. The [[Institute for the Study of War]] (ISW) theorized that they were conducting a fighting retreat towards more defensible positions in [[Siversk]], [[Kramatorsk]], and [[Sloviansk]].<ref>{{cite web|first1=Kateryna |last1=Stepanenko |first2=Frederick W. |last2=Kagan |first3=George |last3=Barros |first4=Mason |last4=Clark |first5=and Grace |last5=Mappes |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 28 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-28|website=understandingwar.org|date=June 28, 2022|access-date=June 29, 2022}}</ref>
On 29 June, [[Serhiy Haidai]], the Ukrainian governor of Luhansk Oblast, said that Russian units had entered the outskirts of Lysychansk, but there was no fighting in the city itself and dismissed claims of such as Russian propaganda. He added that the city was being attacked from many directions. Meanwhile, Ukrainian [[Sukhoi Su-25|Su-25]] and [[Sukhoi Su-24|Su-24m]] bombers reportedly carried out "up to 10 airstrikes" in the Lysychansk area, striking Russian and LPR logistics centers, fuel depots, and armored combat vehicles.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-air-force-strikes-invaders-160200744.html|work=Yahoo News|title=Ukraine's air force strikes invaders in Luhansk Oblast, delaying assault on Lysychansk|date=29 June 2022|access-date=2 July 2022}}</ref> The [[General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces|Ukrainian General Staff]] said that a Russian airstrike was carried out on the Lysychansk Oil Refinery, where ground engagements were reportedly taking place.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/russians-try-block-lysychansk-control-162800728.html|work=Yahoo News|title=The Russians try to block Lysychansk and take control of Lysychansk-Bakhmut road - General Staff|date=29 June 2022|access-date=1 July 2022}}</ref>
On 30 June, governor Serhiy Haidai said there was a "peak of fighting" on the outskirts of the city, with "constant" Russian shelling and repeated ground assaults. The [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|British defence ministry]], in its daily intelligence bulletin, said the clashes were likely centred around the oil refinery and that Ukrainian units in the city proper were holding their positions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-war-lysychansk-russia-artillery-/31922485.html|work=Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty|title= Ukraine Takes Control Of Snake Island, Fighting Rages In Lysychansk|date=30 June 2022|access-date=1 July 2022}}</ref> The Ukrainian General Staff said the Russians had "partial success" during assaults in the area of the refinery and were controlling the southeastern and northwestern parts of the plant itself. Russian assaults on the village of Topolikva, northeast of the refinery, and the towns of [[Vovchoiarivka]] and [[Maloriazantseve]] were "partially successful"; the Topolivka-Lysychansk road was under Russian fire control.<ref>{{cite news|work=Yahoo News|title=Armed Forces of Ukraine repulse Russian attacks on three fronts, but the Lysychansk front is problematic - General Staff report|date=30 June 2022|access-date=1 July 2022|url=https://news.yahoo.com/armed-forces-ukraine-repulse-russian-160751396.html}}</ref> A [[Sky News]] report highlighted the "shockingly indiscriminate" Russian shelling on Lysychansk and described on-the-ground conditions in the city. Journalist [[Alex Crawford]] called the city "unrecognisable" and reported that 60 percent of the city was in ruins, citing a local police officer. The "46th Battalion of the [[24th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|24th Brigade]]" defended the Lysychansk Oil Refinery from within a hidden bunker, offering stubborn resistance. With utilities down, civilians remaining in the city had to gather water from a nearby lake and waited on food parcels from aid centers. Some civilians interviewed by Crawford blamed the Ukrainian and [[Western world|western]] governments for their situation rather than Russia, reflecting a "not insignificant" pro-Russian separatist sentiment in the area.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-the-last-days-of-lysychansk-inside-the-city-being-smashed-by-the-russian-military-sledgehammer-12642636|title=The Last Days of Lysychansk|work=Sky News|date=30 June 2022|access-date=2 July 2022}}</ref>
The LPR's Rodion Miroshnik said in a [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] post that Lysychansk was being attacked from four directions and claimed that Russian units had established a "wide bridgehead" on the right bank of the [[Donets|Seversky Donets]] and had reached the Lysychansk heliport. "From there, with a fairly wide front, they moved in a south-westerly direction towards the city centre." These claims were not independently verified at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://t.me/levigodman/3818|date= 30 June 2022|access-date=1 July 2022|work=Telegram|title=LPR Ambassador: Allied troops are attacking Lisichansk from four sides.}}</ref>
By 1 July, the [[Ministry of Defence (Russia)|Russian defence ministry]] said its forces had captured the mine and gelatin plant on the city's outskirts, and the northwestern town of [[Pryvillia]] as part of their encirclement, along with continued attempts to cut the Lysychansk-[[Bakhmut]] highway. The Russians claimed the Ukrainians were suffering increasing desertions and heavy losses in the area, including over 120 soldiers killed in one village within a day.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3519272-enemy-attempting-to-encircle-ukrainian-troops-near-lysychansk.html|title=Enemy attempting to encircle Ukrainian troops near Lysychansk|date=1 July 2022|website=Ukrinform.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-710942|work=Jerusalem Post|date=1 July 2022|title=Ukraine-Russia War: Russian missile strike kills 18 in Odesa - ministry}}</ref>
===Fall of Lysychansk===
On 2 July, governor Serhiy Haidai again noted the incessant, "high density" shelling of Lysychansk, but sought to emphasize that two Russian advances had been repelled in the direction of Verkhniokamyanka and the gelatin plant.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3520135-lysychansk-attacked-from-different-sides-ukrainian-troops-fending-russians-off.html|work=Ukrinform|title=Lysychansk attacked from different sides. Ukrainian troops fending Russians off|date=2 July 2022}}</ref> The Russian-backed separatists claimed to have completed its encirclement of the city after occupying the "last strategic heights," while the [[National Guard of Ukraine|Ukrainian National Guard]] said fierce clashes were ongoing but the city was "not surrounded". Subsequently, Russian troops were reported to have reached the center of Lysychansk.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukrainian army: Fierce fighting in Lysychansk, but the city is 'not surrounded' Luhansk - Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com |url=https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/2-july-ukrainian-army-fierce-fighting-in-lysychansk-but-the |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hatuqa |first=Arwa Ibrahim,Nadim Asrar,Dalia |title=Russia-Ukraine latest: Ukraine says Lysychansk 'not encircled' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/2/ukraine-russia-war-live-news |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hatuqa |first=Arwa Ibrahim,Nadim Asrar,Dalia |title=Russia-Ukraine latest: Ukraine says Lysychansk 'not encircled' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/2/ukraine-russia-war-live-news |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>
Later on 2 July, the separatists announced their forces had seized the city,<ref name="bothclaim"/> which was also confirmed by the ISW, saying the capture likely occurred after a withdrawal by Ukrainian forces. The ISW called Ukraine's denial of the city's capture "outdated or erroneous".<ref name="ISW2July">{{Cite web |last1=Stepanenko |first1=Kateryna |last2=Hird |first2=Karolina |last3=Kagan |first3=Frederick W. |date=2 July 2022 |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 2 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-2 |access-date=2 July 2022 |publisher=[[Institute for the Study of War]]}}</ref> Rob Lee, a defence blogger covering the war, [[Twitter|tweeted]] videos of Chechen [[National Guard of Russia|Rosgvardia]] soldiers outside the administration building in Lysychansk. Pro-Russian sources also tweeted a video of the [[Victory Banner (Soviet Union)|Soviet Banner of Victory]] in the ruins of the same building, and a video emerged of residents placing a Soviet flag at the city's "Memorial of Remembrance For The Fallen Soldiers," further corroborating Russian claims of capture.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 July 2022 |title= Ukraine war: Ukraine and Russia both claim control over Lysychansk |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62022471 |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=CNNCapture>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/03/europe/russia-ukraine-luhansk-lysychansk-intl/index.html|work=CNN|title=Russian forces claim to take control over Lysychansk, Ukraine's last holdout in Luhansk region|date=3 July 2022}}</ref>
On 3 July, [[Oleksiy Arestovych]], an advisor to Ukrainian president [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]], conceded that Lysychansk was in danger of being captured by the Russians. Luhansk governor Serhiy Gaidai said the city was attacked "with inexplicably brutal tactics" and the Russians were "stubbornly advancing" amid losses. Meanwhile, Russia's defence minister [[Sergei Shoigu]] informed president [[Vladimir Putin]] that Russian and LPR forces had fully controlled the city, and the LPR said it was being "cleared of Ukrainian nationalists." Observers noted that the fall of Lysychansk meant that Russia had achieved its strategic objective of capturing all of [[Luhansk Oblast]], as part of its larger goal of seizing the entirety of the [[Donbas]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/3/russia-ukraine-live-news-kyiv-fired-missiles-on-belarus|title=Russia-Ukraine live news: Moscow claims capture of Lysychansk|date=3 July 2022|work=Al Jazeera}}</ref><ref name=CNNCapture/><ref>{{cite news|work=CBS News|title=Russia claims capture of pivotal city in eastern Ukraine CBS News|date=3 July 2022|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-russia-war-lysychansk-luhansk-province-donbas/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/03/lysychansk-luhansk-russia-ukraine-war/|work=Washington Post|date=3 July 2022|title=Russia claims capture of Lysychansk, key for control of Ukraine’s east}}</ref>
Later on 3 July, the Ukrainian General Staff confirmed that their forces had withdrawn from Lysychansk,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid02KUS6NCfLiRTXJrfdm1sgwiTrpjrsX5VskaSavVFNcFYtHRehrMuEjTsY2H5XBuaXl?amp%3B__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R|title=General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine|work=Facebook|date=3 July 2022}}</ref> however President Zelenskyy denied that the city was fully captured, saying "...we cannot definitely say that Lysychansk is under [Russian] control. Battles are raging on the outskirts of Lysychansk."<ref name=ZelenskyyDeny/>
== Casualties ==
By 25 May, fighting and shelling of Lysychansk had killed 150 civilians.<ref>{{Cite web |title=In Lysychansk, 150 people are buried in a mass grave - Haidai |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/05/25/7348537/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Ukrayinska Pravda |language=en}}</ref>
A Russian strike on a water line on 27 June killed at least 8 civilians and wounded 42.<ref>{{Cite web |title=8 killed in Lysychansk as Russian forces try to storm the city, Ukrainian military official says |date=27 June 2022 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-06-27-22/h_f2dc383c70eecea2abdfa2caafb2e62c}}</ref> The [[Governor of Luhansk Oblast]] [[Serhiy Haidai]] said that a large number of those injured from the attack had to undergo surgery and lost limbs. He also reported that this attack had been effectuated with [[Cluster munition|cluster bombs]], the use of which is banned by international law (although neither Russia nor Ukraine are party to the [[Convention on Cluster Munitions]]). Another banned weapon that the Russians were using near Lysychansk according to Haidai were [[anti-personnel mine]]s.<ref name="gordon">{{cite news|url=https://gordonua.com/ukr/news/war/lisichansk-obstriljali-zaboronenimi-bojepripasami-bagatom-postrazhdalim-dovelosja-amputuvati-kintsivki-gajdaj-1614744.html|title=Лисичанськ обстріляли забороненими боєприпасами, багатьом постраждалим довелося ампутувати кінцівки – Гайдай|newspaper=Gordon|date=28 June 2022|language=uk}}</ref>{{dubious|Talk:Cluster munition ban|date=June 2022}}
By 28 June, there were 15,000 civilians still in Lysychansk. 95,000 people lived in the city prior to the invasion.<ref name="gordon" />
== Reference ==
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The '''battle of [[Lysychansk]]''' was a [[military engagement]] between Russia and Ukraine in the wider [[Battle of Donbas (2022)|Battle of Donbas]] of the [[Eastern Ukraine offensive]] of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Битва за Луганщину: враг сосредоточил основные усилия на окружении Лисичанска - Генштаб |url=https://www.unian.net/war/bitva-za-luganshchinu-vrag-sosredotochil-osnovnye-usiliya-na-okruzhenii-lisichanska-genshtab-novosti-vtorzheniya-rossii-na-ukrainu-11879847.html |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=www.unian.net |language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Войска РФ пытаются взять Лисичанск - Гайдай |url=https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/4489102-voiska-rf-pytauitsia-vziat-lysychansk-haidai |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=korrespondent.net |language=ru}}</ref> [[Russia]]n-backed separatists announced their forces had seized the city on 2 July, although [[Ukraine]] initially denied this.<ref name="bothclaim">[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62022471 Ukraine war: Ukraine and Russia both claim control over Lysychansk]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-02 |title="Fierce battles": Ukraine disputes claims Russian forces seized Lysychansk |url=https://www.newsweek.com/fierce-battles-ukraine-disputes-claims-russian-forces-seized-lysychansk-1721247 |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> However, the Institute for the Study of War also reported the city had been captured.<ref name="ISW2July"/>
-On 3 July, the Ukrainian general staff admitted that the order had been given to withdraw from the city "in order to save the lives of Ukrainian defenders," however President [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] denied that the city had been fully captured.<ref name=ZelenskyyDeny>{{cite news|url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3521075-president-zelensky-there-is-risk-of-luhansk-region-being-seized-but-lysychansk-not-under-enemy-control-yet.html|title=There is risk of Luhansk Region being seized, but Lysychansk not under enemy control yet – Zelensky|date=3 July 2022|work=Ukrinform}}</ref>
+On 3 July, the Ukrainian general staff admitted that the order had been given to withdraw from the city "in order to save the lives of Ukrainian defenders,"
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+According to BBC news Ukraine admitted the it lost the city https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62030051
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+With it, 100% of Luhansk Oblast came under Russian control
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