Russia claims capture of Lyman
Russian forces are now in full control of the town of Lyman in eastern Ukraine, the Russian defence ministry has claimed.
Yesterday, Ukraine reported Russia had captured most of Lyman but that its forces were blocking an advance to Sloviansk, a city a half-hour drive further southwest.
Ukrainian and Russian forces had been fighting for Lyman for several days.
Earlier, the UK warned that control of the town would give Russia “an advantage in the potential next phase of the Donbas offensive, when it will likely seek to advance on key Ukrainian-held cities deeper in Donetsk Oblast, Sloviansk and Kramatorsk”.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...enskiy-as-fighting-rages-in-east-live-updates
