At the checkpoint in Stanytsia Luhanska, a traffic jam gathered 12 kilometers long of cars wishing to leave the north of the region for Luhansk and Russia.
Serhii Haidai, the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, announced this in a comment to RBC-Ukraine.
According to him, now the Ukrainian military is trying to finally recapture Izium and Lyman, and start the de-occupation of Luhansk region with Svatovo, Kreminna and Rubizhne.
"They completely destroyed those cities when they went on the offensive. Therefore, I do not see where they will be fixed there, what they will cling to," the head of Luhansk region added.
He believes that it will be possible to release Luhansk region just as quickly.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, the Russians fled from Kozacha Lopan, the flag of Ukraine was raised there. This was reported in the Derhachi City Council. In the morning, the head of Derhachi, Vyacheslav Zadorenko, wrote that the occupiers were leaving the village.
Also, the Ukrainian flag was photographed in Vovchansk, Kharkiv region.
In the village of Pishchane, Luhansk region, on September 11, the Ukrainian flag was raised, however, it is currently unknown whether the settlement was completely liberated from the invaders.
The de-occupation of Ukraine continues. In total, in recent days, about two thousand square kilometers of Ukrainian territory have been liberated from Russian occupation. Ukrainian units entered Kupyansk, the liberation of settlements of the Kupyansk and Izium districts of Kharkiv region continues.
On Saturday, September 10, the so-called First Deputy Minister of Information of the Donetsk People's Republic, Daniil Bezsonov, confirmed that the troops of the Russian Federation left the city of Izium and some other settlements in Kharkiv region.
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