One Telegram account said there had been two explosions and that smoke was visible over the city. A video posted online shows a large column of black smoke.
Russian news agency TASS quoted a former official in Luhansk as saying that “for the first time the Ukrainian armed forces have used missiles with a range of 150 kilometers (about 93 miles),” after at least two explosions in the city late Friday.
The United Kingdom announced this week that
Storm Shadow cruise missiles had been transferred to Ukraine. They are typically air-launched.
Ukraine has made no comment about any attack against Russian forces in Luhansk.