KYIV — Russia said on Saturday its troops had abandoned the key bastion of Lyman in occupied eastern Ukraine, a stinging defeat that prompted a close ally of…
The announcement came just a day after Putin proclaimed the annexation of four Ukrainian regions – including Donetsk, where the city of Lyman is located – and placed them under Russia’s nuclear umbrella, at a ceremony that was condemned by Kyiv and the West as an illegitimate farce.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Ukraine’s defense ministry wrote on Twitter that “almost all” the Russian troops in Lyman had either been captured or killed. Putin said last week that he was not bluffing when he said he was prepared to defend Russia’s “territorial integrity” with all available means, and on Friday made clear this extended to the new regions claimed by Moscow.
Two Ukrainian soldiers taped the yellow-and-blue national flag to the “Lyman” welcome sign at an entrance to the city, a video posted by the president’s chief of staff showed. “Lyman is important because it is the next step towards the liberation of the Ukrainian Donbas. It is an opportunity to go further to Kreminna and Sievierodonetsk, and it is psychologically very important,” Cherevatyi said.Article content
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