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Russia claims full control over Ukraine's Luhansk, annexed in 2022
Leonid Pasechnik, an official appointed by Russia in Luhansk, officially made the announcement on Monday. If confirmed, Luhansk could become the first Ukrainian region fully occupied by Russia after more than three years of war read more
Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with representatives of the Russian business circles in Moscow on May 26, 2025. (Photo: AFP file)
Russia has announced that its troops have captured all of Ukraine's Luhansk, one of the four regions that were illegally annexed by Moscow in 2022 despite not fully controlling a single one.
Leonid Pasechnik, an official appointed by Russia in Luhansk, officially made the announcement on Monday. If confirmed, Luhansk could become the first Ukrainian region fully occupied by Russia after more than three years of war.
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