Lyman

The Ukraine military said in a tweet on Saturday that its air assault forces “are entering Lyman”. “The Ukrainian army has and will always have the decisive ...

Russian forces withdraw from Lyman in Donetsk region, Moscow says ... Kyiv posts video of what appear to be Ukrainian soldiers raising their country's flag at the ...

The withdrawal from Lyman prompted Ramzan Kadyrov, leader in the Russian region of Chechnya, to urge Moscow to consider using a “low-yield” nuclear weapon in Ukraine. The U.S. The Russian mobilization has prompted Kyiv to call for more weapons from its Western allies, bolstered by Ukraine’s recent battlefield successes. President Joe Biden has warned Putin that there would be a “consequential” response if Russia uses tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine. The recapture of Lyman is the latest success in a Ukrainian counterassault that has seen Kyiv’s forces reclaim a vast amount of Russian-occupied territory in eastern Ukraine as Moscow’s troops have abandoned the front lines. “Lyman is important because it is the next step towards the liberation of the Ukrainian Donbas,” said Serhii Cherevatyi, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s eastern forces.

Russia says its troops have abandoned a key bastion in occupied eastern Ukraine, a stinging defeat that prompted...

Lyman will be Ukraine," one of the soldiers said, standing atop a military vehicle. Its capture is Ukraine's biggest battlefield gain since a lightning counteroffensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region last month. He confirmed Ukraine was inside the town later that afternoon. Putin proclaimed the Donbas regions of Donetsk and Luhansk and the southern regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia to be Russian land in Friday's ceremony - a swathe of territory equal to about 18 per cent of Ukraine's total surface land area. "Oct 1. "In connection with the creation of a threat of encirclement, allied troops were withdrawn from the settlement of Krasny Liman to more advantageous lines," Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday, using the Russian name of the town.

Russia has withdrawn its troops from the strategic Ukrainian town of Lyman, in a move seen as a significant setback for its campaign in the east.

- Russian firefighters are tackling a blaze at the Belbek military airbase in Crimea, where officials say a plane skidded off a runway and caught fire. - Details have emerged of another deadly attack on a convoy of civilians - the second announced in as many days - this time in the north-eastern Kharkiv region. The Russians were trying to force Ihor Murashov to let the nuclear power plant be handed over to Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom, according to Ukrainian officials. - The UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, has confirmed with Moscow that Russian forces detained the chief of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - a giant facility controlled by Russian troops. The shelling on 25 September killed 24 people, including 13 children and a pregnant woman, regional head Oleg Sinegubov posted on the Telegram messaging app. Russia has withdrawn its troops from the strategic Ukrainian town of Lyman, in a move seen as a significant setback for its campaign in the east.

Lyman, 160km southeast of Kharkiv, had been an important link in the Russian front line.

The governor of the Kharkiv region, Oleh Syniehubov, said 24 civilians were killed in an attack this week on a convoy trying to flee the Kupiansk district. In other fighting reported overnight, four people were killed by Russian shelling in the Donetsk region, governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said. Russia's Defence Ministry said its rockets destroyed Ukrainian military targets in the area but has not commented on accusations that it targeted fleeing civilians. Meanwhile, on the Russian-annexed Crimean Peninsula, the governor of the city of Sevastopol announced an emergency situation at an airfield there. They have pushed Russian forces out of the Kharkiv area and moved east across the Oskil River. Russian bombardments have intensified in recent days as Moscow moved swiftly with its latest annexation and ordered a mass mobilisation at home to bolster its forces. At least one truck appeared to have been blown up, with burned corpses in what remained of its truck bed. Explosions and huge billows of smoke could be seen from a distance by beachgoers in the Russian-held resort. Lyman had been an important link in the Russian front line for both ground communications and logistics. The fighting comes at a pivotal moment in Russian President Vladimir Putin's war. Russia's Defence Ministry claimed to have inflicted damage on Ukrainian forces in battling to hold Lyman, but said outnumbered Russian troops were withdrawn to more favourable positions. Taking the city paves the way for Ukrainian troops to potentially push further into land that Moscow now illegally claims as its own.

Military defeat in Donetsk comes hours after Moscow declared that the region was Russian territory 'for ever'

They pointed out that the city – in theory at least – was now a part of the Russian Federation. They had been “withdrawn to more advantageous lines”, the ministry said, following [their encirclement](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/oct/01/russia-ukraine-war-ukrainians-advance-on-lyman-after-putins-annexations-live?page=with:block-63380c1e8f08ec87f1105e67) by Ukrainian forces. They had been fleeing from Kupiansk, a town about 6km from the front line. The governor of Luhansk province, Serhiy Haidai, said the besieged troops had begged on Friday to be allowed to leave Lyman. Dozens and possibly hundreds of other Russian servicemen appear to have been captured. Earlier on Saturday Ukraine’s armed forces said they had entirely surrounded the city, trapping thousands of Russian soldiers inside.

(Bloomberg) -- Ukrainian forces on Saturday entered a strategic eastern town after encircling Russian troops, challenging President Vladimir Putin's claim ...

“Secondary sanctions force countries to choose between doing business with the target of sanctions, or those imposing sanctions.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said earlier Friday that his country would make an accelerated bid to join the alliance after Russia formally annexed areas of Ukraine. Russian officials haven’t commented on the claim. Marles said the war has the potential to turn into a “protracted conflict,” requiring support for Ukraine for an extended time. “Such export volumes positively affect the dynamics of food prices.” Russian hasn’t commented on the incident. Higher volumes of Russian gas were allocated to OMV than had been recently, a company spokesman said. Australia imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on Russian-appointed officials in response to President Vladimir Putin’s self-declared annexation of parts of Ukraine. Russia’s state-controlled Gazprom suspended natural-gas deliveries to Italy on Saturday, escalating the energy crisis in Europe. Russian troops are pursuing attacks against Ukrainian-held areas in the east and south, including civilian housing and infrastructure, Ukraine’s military general staff said Saturday. The US sanctioned hundreds of Russians, including central bank head Elvira Nabiullina and Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, a key figure in Russian dealings with OPEC. Russia’s defense minister confirmed its forces had pulled out “amid a threat of encirclement.”

Ukrainian army blocks almost all ways of leaving, transporting ammunition to Russians, says Serhiy Hayday - Anadolu Agency.

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. On Sept. Ukrainian army’s advance toward Lyman city continues.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday cheered Ukraine's capture of the key bastion of Lyman from Russia in eastern Ukraine, saying it was an ...

And again, we all have to be encouraged by what we're seeing." The capture came just a day after Putin proclaimed the annexation of four Ukrainian regions - including Donetsk, where Lyman is located - and placed them under Russia's nuclear umbrella. "And without those routes, it will be more difficult.

Serhiy Gaidai, the governor of Ukraine's Luhansk region, said that the retaking of Lyman in the neighbouring Donetsk region is one of the key factors for ...

"The liberation of this city in the Donetsk region is one of the key factors for the further de-occupation of the Luhansk region," Gaidai wrote on the Telegram messaging app. Oct 2 (Reuters) - Serhiy Gaidai, the governor of Ukraine's Luhansk region, said that the retaking of Lyman in the neighbouring Donetsk region is one of the key factors for reclaiming lost territory in Luhansk. Luhansk and Donetsk provinces comprise Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, where heavy fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces has been going on for months.

Ukraine said Saturday its forces had begun moving into the key eastern town of Lyman, located in one of the four Ukrainian regions that Russia 'annexed' on ...

Its capture is Ukraine's biggest battlefield gain since the lightning counteroffensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region last month. "Dear Ukrainians — today the armed forces of Ukraine ... Kyiv and the West condemned the ornate ceremony as an illegitimate farce. In the suburbs of the town of Kupyansk, an area where they only just regained control, Ukrainian forces are now moving their guns to new positions. [Ukraine](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/ukraine/)’s armed forces face a challenge in the country’s east: to defend their recent gains while continuing their counteroffensive. At the end of the video, a group of soldiers cheer and throw Russian flags down from the building's roof and raise a Ukrainian flag in their place. "I deeply deplore the grave situation that has arisen in recent days, with further actions contrary to the principles of international law. But many are leaving – homes are in ruins and the town is far from safe. [Ukrainian](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/ukraine/) troops said they had retaken the key bastion of Lyman in [occupied eastern Ukraine](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/donbas/), a stinging defeat that prompted a close ally of Russian President [Vladimir Putin](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/vladimir-putin/) to call for the possible use of low-grade nuclear weapons. They are surviving on humanitarian aid and as winter approaches, they are getting worried. President Volodymyr Zelensky pledged more areas would follow within the week. Follow FRANCE 24 for live updates.

The latest stinging setback for Russian President Vladimir Putin came after he proclaimed the annexation of four regions covering nearly a fifth of Ukraine on ...

There will be even more a week's time," Zelenskyy said in an evening address. There was no comment from the Russian armed forces on Sunday on the status of the city. "Without those routes, it will be more difficult. Losing it is Russia's largest battlefield loss since Ukraine's lightning counteroffensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region last month. The Russian defense ministry said on Saturday it was pulling troops out of the area "in connection with the creation of a threat of encirclement." Ukraine said on Sunday it was in full control of the eastern logistics hub of Lyman, Kyiv's most significant battlefield gain in weeks, which a senior official said could provide a staging post for further gains to the east.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia's withdrawal from Lyman showed that Moscow's annexation claims were a “farce.”

Putin decide to use a tactical nuclear weapon to make up for the failings of Russian troops in Ukraine. Ukrainian and Russian military forces have accused each other of using the specter of nuclear disaster in brinkmanship in the war by making attacks near the plant. Murashov’s detention “has an immediate and serious impact on decision-making in ensuring the safety and security of the plant.” Western leaders, including President Biden in the United States, [denounced the annexation as illegal](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/30/us/biden-putin-russia-ukraine.html?action=click&pgtype=LegacyCollection&state=default&module=styln-russia-ukraine&variant=show®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc). Murashov was stopped on the road leading to the plant, and he was blindfolded and taken to an unknown location, the company said. The retreat from Lyman is a significant blow to Russian forces that could further undermine the Kremlin’s position in Donbas, a mineral-rich and fertile part of eastern Ukraine that has been at the center of Mr. That appears to be the only area along the extensive eastern front line where Russian forces are on the offensive, led primarily by members of the [sharply criticized](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/01/world/europe/lyman-russia-retreat-putin.html?smid=url-share) the Defense Ministry for retreating from the city. [sham referendums](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/23/world/europe/ukraine-russia-referendums-annexation.html?action=click&pgtype=LegacyCollection&state=default&module=styln-russia-ukraine&variant=show®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc)in the Ukrainian regions of Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Luhansk and Donetsk, President Vladimir V. Zagrusky, the police chief of the Kramatorsk district, which includes Lyman, said that while the Ukrainian military took prisoners after the battle, police officers had made no arrests of Russian stragglers as of midday on Sunday. About 2,000 to 3,000 Russian soldiers remained in Lyman by the time Ukrainian forces arrived at the outskirts of the city on Friday, he said. Fierce fighting ensued in dense forests and along the banks of the Siversky Donets River as Ukraine cut off the roads used to move troops and ammunition into the city.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to recapture more territory in eastern Ukraine after Kyiv's forces pushed Russia out of the key city of Lyman.

“Lyman is important because it is the next step towards the liberation of the Ukrainian Donbas,” Serhii Cherevatyi, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s eastern forces, said on Saturday. The recapture of Lyman is “significant” for Ukraine, as it creates more problems for Russia’s military on its supply routes, U.S. “Both in the east and in the south. Putin hailed the annexation of Donetsk and three other regions following referendums that Western countries declared a “sham.” Ukraine pushed Moscow’s forces out of Lyman on Saturday, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the annexation of Donetsk, which includes the strategic city. It will be even more in a week.”

President Zelenskyy says his forces now control key eastern town a day after Russia's military announced its retreat.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy declared the key eastern town of Lyman "fully cleared" of Russian forces on Sunday, a day after Moscow said its ...

"As of 1230 (0930 GMT), Lyman is fully cleared," Zelenskiy said in a short video clip on his Telegram channel. [The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.](https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/about-us/trust-principles.html) KYIV, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy declared the key eastern town of Lyman "fully cleared" of Russian forces on Sunday, a day after Moscow said its troops had decided to withdraw from their months-long stronghold in the north of Donetsk region.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has declared that the key eastern town of Lyman is "fully cleared" of Russian forces.

It is unusual for Russia to reveal that its troops were withdrawn because of a "threat." The defense ministry said on Saturday that its troops were withdrawn to more advantageous areas due to the threat of encirclement. He made the declaration in a short video posted on social media on Sunday, a day after Russia's defense ministry had announced the withdrawal of troops from the city.

It sets the stage for the possible advance of Ukrainian forces towards the town of Svatove, a key logistics centre for the Russian military who were pushed out ...

ANKARA. The Ukrainian town of Lyman in the Donetsk region has been “completely cleared” of Russian troops, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. The Ukrainian town of Lyman in the Donetsk region has been “completely cleared” of Russian troops, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday. Lyman in Donetsk region cleared of Russian troops as of 12:30 p.m., says Ukrainian president

Ukraine's president has declared that Ukrainian troops are in full control of the eastern city of Lyman, a strategic city in the Donbas region that Russian ...

Speaking at a news conference in Brussels, Stoltenberg condemned the Russian "land grab" of four Ukrainian provinces in decrees signed by Putin earlier at a Kremlin ceremony. Stoltenberg said it is a decision that requires a consensus of all 30 allies, and the focus should remain on helping Kyiv's war effort. "The residents of these regions do not want to return to Ukraine. response to Iranian drones as a "hostile action" and reserved the right to respond. Security forces reportedly tried to prevent protesters from gathering in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz on September 30. Moscow has used Lyman as a logistical hub for operations in the northern part of the Donetsk region. Lyman will be Ukraine," one of the soldiers says in the video. "The settlements of Yampil, Novoselivka, Shandryholove, Drobysheve, and Stavky have been liberated and stabilization measures are being taken there." The choice is between going back to the years of transition or to break with this period once and for all and heading to a new prosperous and reformed Bulgaria. "People in Bulgaria and across Europe are feeling the consequences of Russia's war [against Ukraine]," von der Leyen said. "I deeply regret the serious situation that has arisen in recent days, with further actions contrary to the principles of international law," he said. And the results could go a long way toward answering whether Bosnia is fated, at least for the near future, to remain one of Europe's most vulnerable hotspots.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed his troops had liberated the key eastern city, marking an embarrassing set back for Putin.

It is reportedly compelling employees who live in the city of Enerhodar to sign Russian contracts. Ukraine also claimed to have liberated a village in the south of the country, where its troops have been pressing on Russian positions around the city of Kherson. Lyman was important because it “commands a key road crossing over the Siversky Donetsk river behind which Russia has been trying to consolidate its defences,” it added. They reclaimed the police station and burned a Russian tricolour in a courtyard. On Friday, in a move rejected by the international community, he annexed Donetsk together with three other Ukrainian regions, and said they were a part of Russia “for ever”. He predicted more “mismatches” between Putin’s rhetoric and the reality on the battlefield.

Ukraine says it is in full control of the eastern logistics hub of Lyman, Kyiv's most significant battlefield...

There will be even more a week's time," Zelenskiy said in an evening address. Losing it is Russia's largest battlefield loss since Ukraine's lightning counteroffensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region last month. There was no comment from the Russian armed forces on Sunday on the status of the city. "The liberation of this city in the Donetsk region is one of the key factors for the further de-occupation of the Luhansk region," Gaidai wrote on the Telegram messaging app on Sunday. Russian forces captured Lyman from Ukraine in May and had used it as a logistics and transport hub for its operations in the north of the Donetsk region. The Russian defence ministry said on Saturday it was pulling troops out of the area "in connection with the creation of a threat of encirclement".