Donetsk region: occupying forces capture Svitlodarsk

IRYNA BALACHUK - TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022, 16:34

On the morning of 24 May, Russian forces entered Svitlodarsk, Donetsk Oblast, and hung up a Russian tricolour over the city administration building.

Source: Vilne (Free) Radio with reference to the head of the Svitlodarsk military administration Serhii Hoshko.

Details: According to the head of the City Military Administration, armed invaders are already walking the streets, checking the documents of local residents.

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Residents said they did not see a large presence of occupying troops - they are in small groups of 5 people.

On 23 May, the Russians captured the neighbouring town of Myronivskyi.