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Civilians should urgently evacuate the city of Lysychansk, the regional governor of Luhansk has said.
"Dear residents of Lysychansk city territorial community and their relatives! Due to the real threat to life and health, we call on you to evacuate urgently," Sergiy Gaidai, the governor of the Luhansk region which includes Lysychansk, wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
"The situation in the city is very difficult."
Russian forces are trying to cut off the strategic twin city of Lysychansk, having reduced Severodonetsk to rubble.
The city is set to become the next main focus of fighting, as Moscow has launched massive artillery bombardments and airstrikes on areas far from the heart of the eastern battles.
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