Embattled Ukrainian Forces In Lysychansk Defend Against Russian Campaign To Capture Luhansk Region

LYSYCHANSK, UKRAINE - JUNE 21: Kirill, soldier of the Territorial Defense, takes a break from the war by reading a book on the life of the painter Renoir whom he found in the ruins and whose work he admires on June 21, 2022 in Lysychansk, Ukraine. Throughout June, Russia intensified its assault on Lysychansk, which lies across the Siverskyi Donets River to the west of Severodonetsk, as it tries to drive Ukrainian forces out of the Luhansk region. (Photo by Gaelle Girbes/Getty Images)