English: Map showing the current situation in and around Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk. Land in red is controlled by Russia and the Luhansk and Donbas People's Republics. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sievierodonetsk came under attack from Russian and Luhansk People's Republic forces, and the battle started on 6 May 2022. On 24 June, Ukrainian forces were ordered to withdraw from Sievierodonetsk and city fell the following day. This left the neighbouring Lysychansk as the only notable part of the Luhansk Oblast that remained under Ukrainian control. In the following days, Russia made advances south of Lysychansk, and entered the city on 25 June. Russia announced that it had control of Lysychansk on 2 July after seven days of fighting. This was initially denied by Ukraine, however, the Ukrainian general staff admitted on 3 July that it gave the order to withdraw from the city. The fall of Lysychansk means that the Luhansk People's Republic has complete control of the Luhansk Oblast.