Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the operation to “liberate the Luhansk People's Republic” was successfully carried out, TASS reported on Monday.

Putin said the troops involved in the “liberation of the Luhansk People's Republic” should rest and increase their capabilities, and "East" and "West" groups of troops must carry out their tasks according to the previous plan, according to the report.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday night vowed to regain lost territory with the help of long-range Western weapons.