Ukrainian Armed Forces control ⅓ of Sievierodonetsk

As of June 11, Ukrainian forces control one-third of Sievierodonetsk in Luhansk Oblast. Intense fighting continues in the city, which is accompanied by constant bombing. Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to push the Russian troops back, said Head of Sievierodonetsk Civil-Military Administration Oleksandr Striuk to BBC Russian Service.

Striuk also said that the territory of Sievierodonetsk Azot chemical plant was "attacked both from the air and from heavy artillery" on June 10. "Yesterday, an ammonia processing plant exploded and a warehouse with chemical waste, which has been burning for 24 hours," he said.

Striuk added that Sievierodonetsk has been living without a water supply for about two months now because the city is disconnected from the electricity.

"High-voltage lines are damaged, and 70% of substations in the city were destroyed by shelling. There are casualties — mostly from Russian artillery because residential neighborhoods are being constantly shelled. The streets on the city outskirts are completely destroyed," said Oleksandr Striuk.

Situation in Luhansk Oblast

On May 25, Serhiy Haidai, Head of Luhansk Regional Military Administration, said that the Russian forces occupied 95% of Luhansk Oblast. There are now more than 40,000 people living in the territory of the region controlled by Ukraine; 99% of this population do not want to leave.

As of the morning of June 10, the Lysychansk-Bakhmut highway remains under Ukrainian control, despite being under constant Russian shelling.

Evacuation from Sievierodonetsk is now impossible. But the Ukrainian authorities manage to "quietly" evacuate people from Lysychansk and Hirske communities and deliver humanitarian aid to those areas. According to Haidai, as soon as Russian troops learn about the evacuation, a humanitarian center, or a working hospital, these points will be immediately shelled.

At the same time, the Russian forces continue shelling the region: on June 10, another shelling damaged the railway depot of the Azot chemical plant. In Lysychansk, enemy shells hit the territory of the glass factory. In addition, the shelling damaged a school and a lyceum killing three people and wounding eight.