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Russian-held Lyman ‘semi-encircled’ by Ukrainian forces

Headlines 15:36 30 Sep, 2022
Russian-held Lyman ‘semi-encircled’ by Ukrainian forces

The head of the Moscow-installed administration in east Ukraine’s Donetsk region has admitted that the Russian stronghold of Lyman is “semi-encircled” by the Ukrainian army.

It comes after western analysts said Russian forces faced “imminent defeat” in the key north-eastern city of Lyman as Ukrainian soldiers continue their counteroffensive in the east of the country.

The villages of Yampil and Drobysheve near the Russian-occupied Lyman “are no longer fully controlled” by Russian forces, Denis Pushilin, Qazet.az reports according  the Russian-backed leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), on Telegram today.