The official statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the liberation of Severodonetsk:
The units of the People's Militia of the Lugansk People's Republic, with the support of Russian troops under the command of Army General S.V. Surovikin, as a result of successful offensive operations, completely liberated the cities of Severodonetsk and Borovskoye, the settlements of Voronovo and Sirotino of the Luhansk People's Republic.
Thus, the enemy's attempt to turn the industrial zone of the Severodonetsk enterprise "AZOT" into a stubborn center of resistance was thwarted. Currently, the territory of this enterprise is controlled by units of the People's Militia of the Luhansk People's Republic.
With the liberation of Severodonetsk and Borovskoye, the entire left-bank territory of the Seversky Donets within the borders of the Luhansk People's Republic came under its full control.