Russia has once again announced the establishment of full control over the Luhansk region of Ukraine. Kyiv has not commented on the corresponding claims.
Russian servicemen are destroying mines near Luhansk, in the territory of Ukraine captured by Russia, 2022. Russia had previously announced the complete capture of the Luhansk region of Ukraine. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry/ITAR-TASS/IMAGO. The Ministry of Defense of Russia announced on Wednesday, April 1, that the armed forces of the Russian Federation have established control over the entire territory of the Luhansk region of Ukraine. "Units of the 'West' group of troops have completed the liberation of the Luhansk People's Republic (the capture of the Luhansk region of Ukraine - Ed.)," the ministry's statement is quoted by the Interfax agency.
At the time of publication, Kyiv had not commented on the Russian claims. As noted by Radio Free Europe, since 2022, Ukraine has controlled less than one percent of the region. This data has also been confirmed in Kyiv.
What part of the Luhansk region is controlled by Kyiv. According to data from the Ukrainian project Deep State, referenced by Radio Free Europe, a small territory southwest of Svatove at the junction of the Kharkiv, Luhansk, and Donetsk regions remains under Ukrainian control. "There have been no reports of any fighting in this area recently," the authors remind.
"According to available open data, the 3rd Army Corps 'Azov' of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues to hold a small territory between the destroyed villages of Nadiya and Novoheorivka in the Luhansk region. In recent months, the Russian army has not conducted an offensive in this area," the online publication Mediazona writes in this regard.
Russia Reports Full Capture of Luhansk Region Not for the First Time
In Russia, reports of establishing full control over the Luhansk region of Ukraine have been made before. The first time this was reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin was in July 2022.
In July 2025, the Moscow-appointed "head of the LPR" Leonid Pasechnik claimed that the territory of the region was completely "liberated" (i.e., captured by Russian forces - Ed.). However, on August 30 of the same year, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov acknowledged that 99.7% of the Luhansk region was under Russian control, while an area of less than 60 square kilometers was held by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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