Territory chaotically littered with mines: Haidai explains what complicates Luhansk offensive 

Serhiy Haidai, the head of the Luhansk regional military administration, shared the information live on Freedom.

According to him, the situation in this combat zone remains tense. Russia is transferring newly mobilized troops there in order to use them for deterring the offensive of the Armed Forces.

"Freshly mobilized recruits are immediately thrown on the battleground to replace those who were eliminated," Haidai said.

"They are poorly prepared, since it’s impossible to train a soldier in a week, or a month. It's one thing to train on the training ground in virtual conditions, it's another thing when they are immediately thrown from the training ground into combat, getting destroyed by artillery. This leads to mindbreaks and very strongly affects the spirit, that's why they come to surrender in dozens," he added.

Another problem that slows down the offensive of the Armed Forces is landmines. According to Haidai, Russian soldiers themselves often fall victim to them.

"The problem of the Luhansk region is not only large numbers of the mobilized. A lot of remote landmines have been placed. This territory is haphazardly littered with mines. This all complicates the offensive," he said.