July 2nd - Ukraine's Army says Lysychansk is 'not encircled’

The Ukrainian army has rejected claims that Russian-backed separatists and Russian forces have surrounded the key eastern city of Lysychansk. Ruslan Muzytchuk, a spokesman for the Ukrainian National Guard, said on Ukrainian television: Fighting rages around Lysychansk. (But) luckily the city has not been encircled and is under control of the Ukrainian army.