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Just hours after Russia declared full control over Luhansk, devastating reports emerged of massive Ukrainian losses in the final phase of the battle. Military expert Andrey Marochko revealed that nearly 17,000 Ukrainian troops and foreign fighters were killed in June alone along the Luhansk frontline. The heaviest casualties were reported in the Battlegroup West operational zone. Marochko emphasized that these staggering losses marked a major setback for Kyiv, highlighting the scale of the defeat as Russian forces solidified their hold on the region.
