An anti -terrorist operation began in the Luhansk region

An anti-terrorist operation began in the Luhansk region, the island reports with reference to the press service of the regional branch of the voters committee of Ukraine. The military on armored vehicles advanced towards Lisichansk.

Terrorists resisted. In particular, they blew up a pedestrian bridge across the Seversky Donets between the city of Prioli and the village of Staraya Krasnyanka. Meanwhile, one killed and two wounded were taken to the hospital of Lisichansk. Both wounded are residents of the city of Sverdlovsk in the Luhansk region.

In Severodonetsk, militants turned to the residents of the city with a call for help. “Apparently, in order to create a live shield in front of their base in the building of the Institute of Chemical Technology,” the committee of voters of Ukraine noted.

On the morning of Thursday, UNN, citing the Lugansk regional headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, reported that the village of Novodaruzhkovka has been going on between the National Guard and the terrorists for four hours. “According to preliminary data, four were injured, but how much it is unknown on which side,” the police said.

"President of the Lugansk People's Republic" Valery Bolotov introduced martial law in the region. “This is due to the beginning of hostilities by the Kiev junta,” the Russian news service reports the words of the terrorist. “People have already begun to die.” Bolotov promised to officially announce the "introduction of martial law" at a press conference on Thursday.

In the evening, on Wednesday, Ukrainskaya Pravda reported that a criminal case was opened against Bolotov on the fact of creating a terrorist organization. Sanction under Part 1 of Article 258-3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - from 8 to 15 years of colony.

Meanwhile, according to the State Border Service, last night and at night the terrorists tried several times to break into the Lugansk region from the territory of Russia. At 22:00 in Wednesdays (23:00 Moscow time), an outfit of border guards near Krasnodon discovered three KamAZ and Niva, which illegally entered the Russian side. The violators did not respond to oral requirements and warning shots of security forces, continuing attempts to break deep into the Ukrainian territory. Only when the border guards opened fire to defeat, the cars turned and went back to Russia.

After that, the Russian side was officially notified that this is the fourth -famous case of violation of the border by cars from Russia.

Only an hour later, at about 23:00 (midnight in Moscow) to the Stanich-Lugansk border service department, up to 30 terrorists, including machine guns and machine guns, drove up. They demanded from the security forces to hand over their weapons and leave their post. Border guards categorically rejected the ultimatum.

At 0:30 (1:30 Moscow time), waiting for reinforcements, the militants began the assault on the department using machine guns, machine guns, grenade launchers and manual grenades; Snipers shot from nearby houses at the security forces. During the battle, which lasted an hour and a half, the border guards repelled three attacks of terrorists. In particular, they destroyed two firing points from where the snipers shot, and damaged the road rink, which the militants pierced the gate into the department. As a result, the attackers retreated. Nevertheless, snipers continue to focus around the building.

It is known that among the border guards there are wounded and shell -shocked.

After the battle in the border department "Stanichno-Lugansk"