- Title: FILE of Luhansk, as Russia says it takes full control of Ukraine's region
- Date: 1st April 2026
- Summary: LUHANSK, RUSSIAN-CONTROLLED UKRAINE (FILE - SEPTEMBER 20, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF SIGN READING (Russian) "I LOVE LUHANSK" PRO-RUSSIAN BANNERS OVER STREET BANNER READING (Russian) "UNITED RUSSIA HELP CENTRE" PEOPLE IN STREET TRAFFIC PASSING CHURCH RUSSIAN FLAGS FLYING AT THE CHEMIST’S FLAGS FLYING LUHANSK BUILDING PEDESTRIANS WALKING BANNER READING (Russian) "RUSSIA IS F
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- Keywords: Luhansk Russia Ukraine
- Location: LUHANSK, RUSSIAN-CONTROLLED UKRAINE
- City: LUHANSK, RUSSIAN-CONTROLLED UKRAINE
- Country: Ukraine
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe
- Reuters ID: LVA001919501042026RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:The Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday (April 1) that its forces had taken full control of the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, the RIA state news agency reported.
More than 99% of Luhansk, one of four Ukrainian regions Russia claimed as its own in 2022 - something Kyiv and most Western countries have rejected as an illegal land grab - has long been under Russian control.
Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces had also taken control of the village of Verkhnya Pysarivka in Ukraine's Kharkiv region and of Boikove in the Zaporizhzhia region in southeastern Ukraine.
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