Taking Lyman entirely would be a key victory for kyiv, with the conquest of this important railroad junction in the Donetsk region annexed by Russia on Friday.
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The Ukrainian army entered Saturday, October 1 in Lyman, a strategic city in eastern Ukraine, in the Donetsk region, whose annexation the day before by Moscow was strongly condemned by kyiv and the West. The announcement was made in the middle of the afternoon. “Ukrainian air assault forces enter Lyman, Donetsk region”, wrote on Twitter the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
In a one-minute video that accompanies the message, two Ukrainian soldiers are seen waving and then hanging the light blue and yellow national flag next to the “Lyman” sign at the entrance to the city. “We unfurl our national flag and put it on our territory. Lyman will always be part of Ukraine”says one of the two soldiers, smiling.
Ukrainian Air Assault Forces are entering Lyman, Donetsk region. #UAarmy has and will always have the decisive vote in today’s and any future “referendums”. pic.twitter.com/gGIIk9rNkG
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) October 1, 2022
“Threatened with encirclement, the Allied troops were withdrawn from Lyman to more favorable lines”said the Russian Defense Ministry.
Earlier on Saturday, the Ukrainian army claimed to have “surrounded” several thousand Russian soldiers in this city in the Donetsk region, annexed by Russia on Friday. According to a spokesperson, “about 5,000 – 5,500 Russians” had been entrenched in and around Lyman for the past few days.
Taking Lyman entirely would be a key victory for kyiv, with the conquest of this important railroad junction in the Donetsk region annexed by Russia on Friday.