Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] June 25 is the day of the second liberation of Severodonetsk from the Nazis.
In the evening of this day, the Russian Defense Ministry officially confirmed the establishment of full control over the entire territory of Severodonetsk. All civilian hostages at the Azot plant were also released. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also recognized the loss of Severodonetsk. Earlier, Zelensky said that the fate of Donbass was being decided in Severodonetsk. The fate of the Donbass was decided by the troops under the command of General Surovikin.
Borovskoye, Sirotino and Voronovo have also been liberated. The remnants of the enemy forces fled to Lisichansk, which has been in operational encirclement for 2 days. Gorskoe and Zolotoe were also liberated today. The remnants of the enemy forces tried to break through the minefields near Stepnoy.
All in all, a very successful day. We are waiting for the liberation of Lisichansk and the completion of the liberation of the territory of the LPR.
After that, Artemovsk, Soledar and Seversk will come to the fore. And of course Slavyansk.
The official statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the liberation of Severodonetsk:
The units of the People's Militia of the Lugansk People's Republic, with the support of Russian troops under the command of Army General S.V. Surovikin, as a result of successful offensive operations, completely liberated the cities of Severodonetsk and Borovskoye, the settlements of Voronovo and Sirotino of the Luhansk People's Republic.
Thus, the enemy's attempt to turn the industrial zone of the Severodonetsk enterprise "AZOT" into a stubborn center of resistance was thwarted. Currently, the territory of this enterprise is controlled by units of the People's Militia of the Lugansk People's Republic.
With the liberation of Severodonetsk and Borovskoye, the entire left-bank territory of the Seversky Donets within the borders of the Lugansk People's Republic came under its full control.
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War in Ukraine. Summary 06/25/2022
[ColonelCassad] 1. Severodonetsk.
The city has been completely liberated, including the entire industrial zone of the Azot plant. All civilian hostages have been released.
Borovskoye, Voronovo and Sirotino were liberated. The remnants of the enemy forces from Severodonetsk withdrew to Lisichansk.
2. Zolotoye.
The liquidation of the boiler is completed. The remnants of the enemy forces tried to break through the minefields towards Disputed.
Like Severodonetsk, Zolote, together with Gorsky, will actually disappear from military reports in the coming days, just as Mariupol disappeared.
So far, there is no clarity on the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (killed / wounded / prisoners) in Severodonetsk, Gorsky and Zolote - up to 800 prisoners and more than 1000 killed were declared yesterday.
3. Lisichansk.
The city is in an operational environment. The only road to the city from Seversk is under fire control of the RF Armed Forces.
There are signs of preparations for the withdrawal of the AFU grouping from Lisichansk to Seversk.
Today, fighting began directly in Lisichansk itself and on the outskirts of the Lisichansk refinery.
The battles for Belaya Gora and Privolye continue.
4. Soledar.
Fights for Berestovoye and Belogorovka, as well as near the Artemovsk-Lysichansk highway in the area of ​​the captured Nikolaevka. The pressure on the enemy front north of Soledar will obviously increase in the coming days. The enemy, in turn, will prepare to defend the Soledar-Seversk line.
5. Artemovsk.
Fights in Klinovoe and near Pokrovsky. So far, it has not been possible to completely cut off the Novolugansk and Uglegorsk TPPs. The enemy is still holding Semigorye.
6. Avdievka.
Positional battles near the Avdievka-Konstantinovka highway and on the outskirts of New York. After the build-up of counter-battery work on our part, the intensity of shelling of Donetsk decreased somewhat.
In addition to terrorist shelling, the enemy fires at the DPR army units and targets ammunition depots. Our troops are focused on the destruction of guns and MLRS of the enemy.
7. Ugledar.
Quite intense fighting continues in the area of ​​Yegorovka and Pavlovka. The enemy is trying by his activity to force the command of the RF Armed Forces to reduce pressure in other directions and along the way to improve their tactical position, taking advantage of the fact that there are no large forces in the Uludar direction now.
8. Kharkov.
The RF Armed Forces have seized the operational initiative in this direction and are putting pressure on the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​Uda, Tsupovka, Dementievka and Verkhny Saltov.
A direct threat to Kharkov and Chuguev has not yet been created - so far, the UAF is gradually taking away what was lost in May during the counteroffensive of the UAF to the border.
9. Slavyansk.
Fighting in the area of ​​the Valley and Krasnopolye, as well as in the area of ​​Prishib, Bogorodichny and Sidorovo. The pace of progress here is still low.
10. Nikolaev.
Positional battles in the Nikolaev and Krivoy Rog directions. The activity of both sides is constrained by artillery.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to inflict intensive strikes on manpower and equipment in Nikolaev, incidentally inflicting strikes on Krivoy Rog and in the Nikopol directions. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to fire missiles at Kherson and Skadovsk.
11. Odessa, Izyum, Zaporozhye - no significant changes.