The head of the Luhansk regional military administration, Serhii Gaidai, said that the Russian military blew up the bridge over the Krasna River near the village of Krasnorichenske, Luhansk region, because they fear that the Ukrainian armed forces are close to their positions, Ukrainian Pravda writes. .

Serhii Gaidai, head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration Photo: David Goldman/AP/Profimedia

“They are very scared because we are very close. The Russians blew up the bridge over the Krasna River near Krasnorichensky,” said Gaidai, who also posted photos of the damaged bridge.

Gaidai also claims that on Saturday the Russian military blew up another bridge near Kreminnaya.

According to Gaidai, the Russian command has tasked its troops to stop the advance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but the weather is improving, so “things will go faster in the Ukrainian military.”

The head of the Luhansk regional military administration said that the Russians systematically attack Belogorivka, and then send soldiers to scout, but they “traditionally do not return.”

Heavy fighting also continues in the direction of Svatovo, and the Svatovo-Kreminna road is under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, so Russian troops cannot quickly receive reinforcements and new ammunition in these areas of the front.

According to Gaidai, almost everything around Kreminnaya and Svatovo was mined – riverbanks, roads and bridges.