On the evening of November 13, powerful explosions rang out in temporarily occupied Luhansk.

Black smoke is visible over the city. 

This is reported by separatist Telegram channels. 

Explosions were heard in one of the districts of Luhansk.

Locals write that they were very strong.

Black smoke can be seen in the sky after the explosions. 

Gauleiters of Luhansk region have already managed to report that the anti-aircraft defense "worked" in the city, but in the comments, locals note that this is not the case.

Currently, it is not officially known what happened in Luhansk. 

Photo: from social networks

The situation in occupied Luhansk: what is known

Back in 2014, Russia occupied the Ukrainian city of Luhansk.

Under the guise of "we are not here", the Russians declared a fake sub-republic in the region and installed a puppet government there.

In September 2022, the Russian Federation held another fake referendum in the occupied Luhansk region and attempted to annex Ukrainian territories. 

In 2022, Russia turned a Ukrainian city into its military base.

There, the occupiers keep their soldiers and treat "Wagnerian prisoners". 

The Russians also carried out mass mobilization in the occupied Luhansk region: almost the entire male population of the region was drafted into the occupation army. 

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