About the situation in Luhansk region as of the morning of 08/21/2026

They will increase the turnout - in the elections in the "LPR" they allowed military personnel from all regions of the Russian Federation to vote, in Siverskodonetsk the occupiers issued heating bills to residents of an unrestored building, in Luhansk the enemy used mortars and artillery

"Over the past day, the Russians have been shelling our region with artillery and mortars. In addition, they have directed eight FPV drones and carried out four drone drops against Ukrainian defenders," said Oleksiy Kharchenko, head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration. He noted that in the Lyman direction, the enemy tried to advance six times near four settlements.

In the so-called "LPR", active preparations for the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation are underway. And, of course, measures are being taken to increase turnout. The first of these was the introduction of early voting lasting three weeks. Another is the permission of the Russian army soldiers who arrived from different regions of Russia to vote on party lists in the occupied Luhansk region. To do this, you just need to register at any polling station by 2:00 p.m. on the day preceding the voting day. We will find out in a month how many times and in how many places one person will be able to do this.

Residents of Siverskodonetsk, who do not have access to their apartments, received significant heating bills from Russians. The invaders began rebuilding this high-rise building several years ago and have not yet completed the work. Residents are not allowed into the facility. There is no housing - there are bills.