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Luhansk - An air strike on the Luhansk regional administration building took eight lives and another five people died in the hours-long combat on the southern outskirts of Luhansk, near the position of a local border unit, the press service of the unrecognized Luhansk People's republic said on Tuesday, June 3.

“Eight people died in the air attack on the regional administration building, and five of our guys died fighting border guards on the Luhansk outskirts,” a press service representative told Interfax.

“Lots of heavily injured militants were taken to local hospitals,” he added.