Gaidai reports that the enemy in Lugansk has retreated

Russian troops have been forced to retreat in Luhansk Region, the main reason being numerous military losses, the head of the Luhansk OVA, Serhiy Gaidai, has said .

Now the occupation troops have pulled back somewhat for further reinforcements, because they were defeated there along with their equipment," he said.

Haidai noted that the Ukrainian military is repelling attacks of the Russian invaders and controlling the situation in the region.

At the same time, Haidai said that the Russians started to "make sorties" more often to check how well the Ukrainians have organized their defence in the region. At the same time, not only the mobilized, but also regular military personnel, paratroopers and representatives of the GRU take part in such sorties.

Earlier, Haydai said that the Russians attacked most often in the direction of Kreminna.