MOSCOW, March 12. /TASS/. Troops of the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) have taken control of Molodezhnoye and Vozgorye, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday.

"A group of troops of the Lugansk People’s Republic has taken control of Molodezhnoye and Vozgorye and seized the southern and central districts of Popasnaya. Forward units of Lugansk People’s Militia have reached the outskirts of the town of Severodonetsk," he said.