in Luhansk on 12 May dead two explosions According to the reporter TASSFriday night over the city seen clouds of smoke.
According to the agency, the explosions occurred around 18:35 Moscow time. Immediately after, smoke appeared, which can be seen in all areas of Lugansk.
“The explosion was heard even with the windows closed,” one of the residents told the broadcast. “Both in the Mirny quarter and [квартале] Another interlocutor of the organization, the heroes of the center of Stalingrad and Luhansk, ”added.
“U-Point” or “Alder”
Later, the former ambassador of the LPR in Moscow, Rodion Miroshnik, said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the Poly-Pack enterprise, causing the fire.
“Arrival in Lugansk at the site of the Polypak enterprise, located on the territory of the former centennial factory [«Луганский машиностроительный завод — 100»]. Neighborhood residents see heavy smoke.
HIMARS – it is unlikely that he reached the distance, probably because the place of evacuation is Chasov Yar.
It is unlikely that these are newly minted British cruise missiles, most likely these are either Tochka U or Alder, a Ukrainian development with a range of 120 km. There is more private sector around. “The fire mostly started in an old office building,” he said.
In turn, LPR senator Daria Lantratova provided preliminary data that the civilian population was not affected.
According to retired LPR People’s Militia Lieutenant Colonel Andrey Marochko, during the bombing of Luhansk, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used missiles with a range of 150 km for the first time.
These ammunition, which is most likely rocket type, should have a range of 150 km. This type of ammunition exceeds the range of those previously used by the enemy, that is, 120 km.
Marochko described the bombing of the city as an “anticipated provocation” since May 12 is celebrated as Republic Day in the region. “Everyone who was supposed to be involved in such situations went to the scene.
So far there is no official information, but I can say that even before that there was very disturbing news, and most likely, this is how the Ukrainian authorities congratulated the residents of the LPR on the holiday – on the day of its formation. From the Lugansk People’s Republic, ”says the lieutenant colonel.
Later, the representative office of the LPR stated that Luhansk was probably bombed using two cruise missiles of the Ukrainian-made Grom complex.
Leonid Pasechnik, acting head of the LPR, said that today’s attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces was an attempt to intimidate the civilian population. “I keep the situation under my personal control. I will provide all additional information. Please stay calm,” he wrote on his Telegram channel.
Earlier on Friday, Pasechnik and Secretary of the General Council of United Russia Andrey Turchak laid Flowers at the monument “They defended their homeland”. The monument was opened in Lugansk in 2016. Dedicated to those who participated in the war in the Donbass, who fought on the side of the LPR, writes TASS.
Recall that on April 27, 2014, the Luhansk People’s Republic was proclaimed in Luhansk. On April 29, LPR supporters seized the district administration and the prosecutor’s office. On May 11, a referendum on LPR self-determination was held in the Lugansk region, and on May 18, the People’s Council of the republic adopted the LPR Constitution.