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Up to 70 Ukrainian militants at Azot plant in Severodonetsk captured – LPR envoy

The Russian Defense Ministry earlier reported that the entire territory on the left bank of the Seversky Donets River within the boundaries of the Lugansk People’s Republic had been placed under the control of the LPR militia forces

MOSCOW, June 26. /TASS/. About 70 Ukrainian militants who were holed up in the Azot chemical plant in Severodonetsk were taken prisoner, LPR (Lugansk People’s Republic) Ambassador to Russia Rodion Miroshnik announced on Sunday.

"First of all, a lot of forces were eliminated there. Quite active assault operations were conducted there and part of them [Ukrainian militants] tried to break through towards the Seversky Donets and some part could have escaped. Not quite many of them were captured, at least about 50-70 men whom local residents are talking about," Miroshnik said in a live broadcast on the Soloviev Live TV Channel.

The Russian Defense Ministry earlier reported that the entire territory on the left bank of the Seversky Donets River within the boundaries of the Lugansk People’s Republic had been placed under the control of the LPR militia forces. An operation was also launched to mop up the premises of the Azot chemical plant in Severodonetsk where militants of the Neo-Nazi Aidar formation had held civilians hostage and evacuate people from there.