In Lyman, Captain Andriy Malakhov is watching with concern as invaders’ strategies evolve and Kyiv debates next moves
Three times a day, at least, Russian troops creep forward in small groups toward this city, which has already seen the front line pass through it twice in just over a year of war.
“They are not moving forward in a horde like they were at the start of the war. They are trying to find the weakest point and then they focus there,” said Captain Andriy Malakhov, who commands a special-forces battalion known as Wild Steppe, which has been stationed in Lyman since the start of the year.Last fall, Capt. Malakhov and his men were the ones probing the enemy lines.
A nine-storey apartment complex in Lyman lies empty three months after it was hit. Capt. Malahkov says Russian shelling is getting more accurate.Capt. Malakhov, who returned to his unit in January after four months in hospital, recovering from the injuries he suffered near Balakliya, said fatigue was a growing issue for his men, who have fought in almost every major battle since the war began.
Lyman was initially captured by Russian forces in May, then liberated in October at the end of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. The city, once home to 20,000 people, is almost deserted today, with nearly every building bearing the scars of the two battles and the relentless shelling of recent months.
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