Governor of Lugansk Oblast Serhiy Haidai has called for more weapons so the Ukrainian troops can fight off the Russian army and end the ongoing conflict in the Donbass.
"We will win and we can do it fast," he wrote in a Telegram post, going on to ask for the needed equipment. "We know how to do it!"
The self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic, officially recognized by Russia, extends to approximately half of the entire Lugansk Oblast and has found tself at the center of Moscow's military operation.