The head of the "DPR" Denis Pushilin said that the news from Liman , although disturbing, and the main supply route under fire, was still "under the control of the RF Armed Forces."
“Friends, the news on Krasny Liman is disturbing. The AFU is trying with all their might to somehow overshadow this historical event for us. At the moment, Krasny Liman is in a semicircle, the road from Svatovo is under our control, but periodically under fire. Permanent groups DRG. Yampol and Drobyshevo are not fully controlled by us. Our guys are fighting, we are pulling up reserves, we must hold out, but the enemy has also thrown serious forces. Very unpleasant news, but we must look soberly at the situation and draw conclusions from our mistakes. We'll handle everything!"
Life journalist Herman Kulikovsky and Volodymyr Soloviev, who reposted it, believe that the liberation of Liman by the Ukrainians is the result of the success of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the success of the Russian army, which prevented the Ukrainians from liberating Liman even earlier.
Russian General Andrei Gurulev, a former State Duma deputy, said in a video that "there is no reason to panic."
“My friends, a lot of questions about Liman – but how is it, and why. I assure you that the fight is on. That people work, keep the defense. And even if there are some breakthroughs somewhere, this does not mean that there is a reason for panic. Reserves are coming up, aviation is working, it is working very well, especially army artillery, artillery is worthy of hitting targets. You have no idea how many of these crests we have killed and are killing. Yes, they throw everything they can into it, but it's good, they let them in, let them grind. Then it will be easier for us to advance.
The z-channels recognize the defeat of the Russians in the Lugansk direction, but they do not lose optimism, because "Vladimir Vladimirovich knows everything." And according to the “colonel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the LPR”, a heavy battle is going on in Liman, but “the allied forces are working closely on the enemy.”
Russian officials and propagandists engage in such a “working out of the negative” every time the Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully liberate Ukrainian territories from occupation. For example, during the liberation of Kupyansk and Izyum, when the escape of the Russian military from the offensive was called a tactical retreat and a well-thought-out redeployment of troops.