Russian and allied forces controlled the whole of Luhansk oblast on 3 July 2022.
Unresolvable Claimed by Ministry of Defence of Russia on 3 July 2022.
The statement
Defence Minister Shoigu reported to Putin that Russian and Luhansk forces had established full control of Lysychansk and that the Luhansk People's Republic had been liberated.
- Origin of the claim Al Jazeera
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | Open | Unresolvable | Open 12 months after it was said (2022-07-03) with nothing in the record to settle it. In ev-20261027-rk9n, Ukraine's military confirmed it withdrew from Lysychansk, which bears on the city, but the record has no independent evidence on whether all of Luhansk oblast was under Russian control on 3 July 2022. |
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The War Record, claim cl-20261027-xj9n, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-xj9n/