Lisichansk authorities have urged residents of the town and satellite settlements ahead of Easter to refrain from visiting cemeteries because of persisting mine danger.
There are many unexploded artillery shells, mines and evil booby traps in and around the town; keep yourself and families safe, the Town Hall said in a post on Telegram.
Earlier, Pervomaisk mayor Sergey Kolyagin called upon local residents not to visit their relatives' burial sites or cemeteries in the liberated areas where no mine clearance had been carried out yet.
The Ukrainian government launched the so-called anti-terrorist operation against Donbass in April 2014. The peace talks failed to reach tangible results due to Kiev’s position to settle the conflict by force.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation on February 24, 2022 to protect Donbass residents from Ukrainian aggression. Prior to that, LPR and DPR Heads Leonid Pasechnik and Denis Pushilin asked the Russian leader to provide military assistance.
The Lugansk People’s Republic acceded to Russia on September 30, 2022 following the unification referendum.*i*v
