Russian Ops in Ukraine LIVE: Russia Takes Lysychansk & What’s Next

Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for July 6, 2022

– Severodonetsk-Lysychansk now both fully under Russian control;
– All territory that constituted Lugansk Oblast now under Russian-LPR control;
– Russian forces are now focused on Bahkmut and Slavyansk defense lines;
– US analysts claim Ukrainian HIMARS are having successes offering tactical vignettes to make up for strategic failures.

References:

Guardian – Putin declares victory in Luhansk after fall of Lysychansk:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/202…

War on the Rocks – Ukraine and Russia Grapple with Relentless Battle and Attrition (claiming Ukraine may hold Lysychansk and Russia will run out of combat power to take Slavyansk):
https://warontherocks.com/2022/06/ukr…

Institute for the Study of War – Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 3:
https://www.understandingwar.org/back…

CNN – Ukrainian forces withdraw from Lysychansk, their last holdout in key region:
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/03/eu…

NPR – Russia has control of a key eastern Ukrainian city:
https://www.npr.org/2022/07/04/110973…

ISW – Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 4:
https://www.understandingwar.org/back…