Strike on a telecom building in Luhansk: LPR head says two engineers killed, Ukrainian sources say a Lugacom operator site was hit
Place: LuhanskRegion: Ukraine-wide and the front lineautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
The Russian side calls the site the "Luhansk Telephone Company", speaks of a "massive strike" on the city centre and two engineers killed; Ukrainian and independent sources describe the building as a site of the operator Lugacom, which works in the occupied territories, cite monitoring channels and do not report deaths. The Ukrainian General Staff, as relayed by RBC-Ukraine, speaks of strikes on command posts near Luhansk but does not directly link them to the telecom building.
What Russia reports
automatic summary Leonid Pasechnik, the Russian-installed head of the "LPR", quoted by Interfax, reported a "massive strike" by the Ukrainian army on central Luhansk on the night of 21 October: the building of the Luhansk Telephone Company, where a duty shift was working, was badly damaged and people could be trapped under the rubble. Later in the day he said that emergency workers had found the bodies of two engineers under the rubble. Separately, Pasechnik reported three people killed in other attacks: a worker of Luganskgaz in the Novoaidar district and two men in a car on the Kirovsk — Frunze road.
“Серьезное повреждение получило здание Луганской телефонной компании.”
“В это время там находилась дежурная смена специалистов, часть из них успела выйти.”
“спасатели МЧС нашли тела двух инженеров”
“В результате последних атак на Луганскую народную республику погибли три человека”
- В ЛНР сообщили об ударе ВСУ по зданию Луганской телефонной компании — Interfax, 21 October, 10:17
- Под завалами здания Луганской телефонной компании нашли двух погибших — Interfax, 21 October, 15:11
- В ЛНР в результате последних атак погибли трое — Interfax, 21 October, 10:27
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary Ukrainska Pravda, citing the OSINT project Exilenova+ and the Russian outlet Astra, writes that drones attacked the former Ukrtelecom building in occupied Luhansk that houses Lugacom, the operator providing mobile and internet services in the occupied part of Luhansk region; according to Exilenova+, the strike was carried out by the Ukrainian Defence Forces, and the occupation authorities had not confirmed the attack at the time of publication. RBC-Ukraine adds that a day earlier the Ugletelecom data centre in occupied Donetsk was hit, that both buildings were badly damaged, and, citing the General Staff, reports strikes on Russian command posts near Luhansk and Kurakhove. Ukrainian sources do not mention deaths.
“Проєкт повідомляє, що будівлю атакували Сили оборони України.”
“За даними видання, окупаційна влада на момент публікації не підтверджувала атаку.”
“Обидві будівлі зазнали значних пошкоджень.”
“ЗСУ уразили пункти управління росіян біля Луганська й Курахового”
- В окупованому Луганську дрони атакували телекомунікаційний центр "Лугаком" — Ukrainska Pravda, 21 October, 10:14
- Дрони атакували центри зв’язку в окупованих Луганську та Донецьку (фото) — RBC-Ukraine, 21 October, 11:37
- Українські військові вдарили по пунктах управління росіян біля Луганська та Курахового — RBC-Ukraine, 21 October, 13:31
What independent sources report
automatic summary The Kyiv Independent, citing the monitoring channel Exilenova Plus, reports that on the night of 21 October a site in Luhansk formerly used by Ukrtelecom and now used by Lugacom for technical support, telecom services and IT was hit; it notes that Zelensky sanctioned the company and other Russian telecom providers in June. The same report covers strikes on energy infrastructure in Chystiakove, Donetsk region, and power outages in Crimea.
“President Volodymyr Zelensky sanctioned the company and other Russian telecom providers in June.”
“Ukrainian forces struck energy infrastructure in the city of Chystiakove, Donetsk Oblast”
- Ukrainian forces reportedly strike energy infrastructure in occupied Donetsk Oblast, Luhansk telecom site — Kyiv Independent, 21 October, 01:25
Confirmation
Confirmation: both sides report it, no independent sources
Both Russian and Ukrainian sources describe the event, but there are no international independent sources in the selection.
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