About the situation in Luhansk region as of the morning of 04/17/2026

Isolation of the "LPR" - Russia has introduced a special regime on the border of the occupied Luhansk region and the Voronezh region, a contractor from Lysychansk has been unable to pay off the builders for the second year, the enemy has been shelling our sector of the front with mortars and artillery

"Over the past day, the enemy has been shelling settlements in Luhansk Region located near the line of combat contact with various types of weapons. In particular, it used artillery installations four times. It struck with mortars three times. It directed nine drones and FPV drones towards our defenders," said the head of the regional military administration, Oleksiy Kharchenko.

The invaders are gradually isolating the so-called "LPR" from Russia. Thus, the Voronezh region is introducing a special regime for entry into the occupied Luhansk region and vice versa. It will be possible to cross the border between the two regions only through the "Bugaivka" checkpoint in the Kantemirov district. It will be impossible to get to the "LPR" through other checkpoints in the region. They assure that such measures were initiated by the Voronezh authorities to increase security in the region and protect against threats. We also recall that since May 2024, a special five-kilometer zone has been established on the administrative border of the Rostov region with the occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

The occupation prosecutor's office of the city of Lysychansk is unable to help the builders who at various times were engaged in the demonstration restoration of the settlement and to whom the contractor owed money. They are collecting complaints against the client company, but they have not been effective for the second year. That is how much money those who tried to rebuild what was destroyed by the Russians during the assault do not receive.