Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin about taking full control of the entire territory of the Luhansk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry was offended by the French news agency Agence France Presse (AFP) for reporting on the encirclement of Lisichansk in the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR).
He commented on an AFP report that "Ukrainian separatists claim to have surrounded Lysichansk."

“APF has become a victim of Russian propaganda. It blatantly calls the Russian invading army "Ukrainian separatists", presenting Russia's war against Ukraine as an internal conflict. The Kremlin rejoices, ”Nikolenko writes on his Twitter.