Luhansk
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| Area | 257 |
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| Founded | 1795 |
| Area code | 380642 |
| Weather | 5°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 81% Humidity |
| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
| Local time | Saturday 14:36 |
| Postal code | 91000 |
| Population | 409,895 (2017) |
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| ID | 2152333 |
About Luhansk
Luhansk or Lugansk, formerly known as Voroshilovgrad, is internationally recognized as a city in eastern Ukraine, but effectively, Lugansk is the capital and administrative center of the Luhansk People's Republic, an unrecognized state that was established in 2014.
Ukraine war: Biden says nuclear risk highest since 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
... Even as he signed the final papers formally annexing four regions of Ukraine - Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson - Kyiv s forces were advancing inside those areas he had claimed...
Ukraine 'referendums': Soldiers go door-to-door for votes in polls
... Mr Cleverly said Russia planned to formalise the annexation of the four regions - Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia - by the end of the month...
Ukraine war: Occupied areas call urgent vote to join Russia
... The deputy head of Russia s security council, Dmitry Medvedev, said early on Tuesday that holding votes in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk - also known as Donbas - would correct " historical justice" and be irreversible: " After the amendments to the constitution of our state, no future leader of Russia, no official will be able to reverse these decisions...
Ukraine round-up: Putin dares West as Zelensky pays tribute to Johnson
... Russia has turned its attention to Donetsk after capturing the last city in neighbouring Luhansk - which, together with Donetsk, makes up the Donbas...
Ukraine war round-up: Russia bans UK journalists and inside 'dead city'
... They re important because if Russia takes them, it will control the whole of Luhansk - one of two areas which make up the Donbas...
Russia hands out passports in occupied Ukraine cities
... Russia annexed Crimea and created self-styled " people s republics" in Donetsk and Luhansk - moves condemned internationally...
Ukraine crisis: 'Everyone is scared', say families evacuated to Russia
... Ukraine crisis: Everyone is scared , say families evacuated to RussiaRussian-backed rebels say tens of thousands of people have left Donetsk and Luhansk - two rebel-held regions in eastern Ukraine - to cross into southern Russia...
Ukraine conflict: Biden sanctions Russia over 'beginning of invasion'
... On Monday Mr Putin ordered soldiers into the breakaway Donetsk and Luhansk regions, to " keep the peace" - a description the US called " nonsense"...
Ukraine war round-up: Russia bans UK journalists and inside 'dead city'
Russia has barred A Number of top UK-based journalists and defence figures, in response to UK sanctions on Russian individuals.
The List of names includes several BBC journalists, including Clive Myrie who has reported extensively from Ukraine. None of them are currently based in Russia. The Bbc 's Director General, Tim Davie , is also on The List .
The Guardian 's Shaun Walker, who spent many years reporting from Russia, and Sky News ' Stuart Ramsay are also on The List .
In a statement, Russia's foreign ministry accused The journalists on The List of disseminating " false and One -sided information".
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UK pursues release of death penalty BritonsThe UK says it will do everything it Can to free two Britons who were sentenced to death last week by The self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) - a Russian proxy-state in eastern Ukraine.
Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, together with Moroccan Saaudun Brahim, denied charges of being mercenaries.
The Men say they were longstanding members of The Ukrainian military, and should be immune from prosecution under The Geneva Convention - The International set of rules which regulates armed Conflict .
The government would do " whatever is necessary" to secure The release of The two Britons.
" I Am doing everything I Can , in The Best way I Can - in The Way that I judge is most effective - to deliver these people's release, " She Said .
She didn't rule out The possibility of negotiating directly with The Leadership of The unrecognised DPR.
, The UK seems to have decided not to negotiate with Russia over The pair's release for fear of a bilateral confrontation between London and Moscow.
Inside Ukraine's 'Dead City 'Russia says it has offered Ukrainian fighters sheltering in a chemical plant in Severodonetsk The chance to surrender, as fighting in The City continues.
Civilians trapped in The industrial zone will also be given The chance to evacuate through a humanitarian corridor, Russia's defence ministry said, although similar plans have often failed in The Past .
Severodonetsk and its twin city Lysychansk are The current epicentre of The Battle for Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. They're important because if Russia takes them, it will control The whole of Luhansk - One of two areas which Make Up The Donbas.
Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described them as " dead cities" because of The Level of destruction Russia's bombardment has caused.
Our correspondent Orla Guerin managed to reach Lysychansk, where she found a city in ruins.
" In Lysychansk, if you are alive, it is a Good Day , " regional police chief, Oleh Hryhorov, told Her .
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Fossil fuel funding is 'delusional'The Energy Crisis caused in part by The War in Ukraine has led to a " perilous doubling down" on Fossil fuels by The World 's major economies, according to Un Secretary General Antonio Guterres .
The global energy industry has been hugely affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as countries try to reduce their reliance on Russian oil and gas.
But there are fears this could lead to an increase in The use of coal as an alternative source of energy, as well as new investment in oil and gas projects to replace Russian imports.
But Mr Guterres said new funding for Fossil fuel production was " delusional" and that more coal would only reinforce The " scourge of War , pollution and climate catastrophe".
Read more about Mr Guterres' comments in.
Russians and Belarusians Can play at US OpenThe US Open will allow Russian and Belarusian players to compete later this year after deciding not to follow Wimbledon's lead in banning them.
Players from The Two Nations will have to compete under a neutral flag at The Final Grand Slam event of The season.
It means Russian men's world Number One Daniil Medvedev Can defend his title in New York .
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War in Ukraine: More coverageSource of news: bbc.com
