00:00did russia just capture an entire ukrainian region russia has announced that its forces now
00:05have full control of the luhansk region in eastern ukraine if true this would be a major milestone
00:11in the long and brutal war luhansk is part of the donbass region it has been fiercely contested
00:17since 2014 and it became a key battlefield after russia launched its full invasion in 2022.
00:24according to russia's defense ministry its troops completed the takeover after months
00:29of intense fighting but ukraine strongly denies the claim ukrainian officials say their forces
00:35are still fighting in parts of the region right now independent verification is difficult because
00:41heavy combat is still ongoing that means the real situation on the ground remains unclear but if
00:47russia truly controls all of luhansk it could reshape the battlefield in eastern ukraine and it could
00:54also influence future peace talks so now the big question is this will the war expand deeper into
01:00the rest of donbass or could this moment push both sides closer to negotiations
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