KYIV — Ukraine on Sunday claimed full control of the eastern logistics hub of Lyman, its most significant battlefield gain from Russia in weeks, providing a…
The stinging setback for Russian President Vladimir Putin was delivered after he proclaimed the annexation of four regions covering nearly a fifth of Ukraine on Friday, an area that includes Lyman. Kyiv and the West have condemned the proclamation as an illegitimate farce.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
It did not mention Lyman in its daily update on fighting in Ukraine on Sunday, although it said Russian forces had destroyed seven artillery and missile depots in the Ukrainian regions of Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv and Donetsk. “This is another instance of clear act of Russian terror, for which the terrorist state must bear an ever-increasing punishment,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. The Ukrainian military said in its evening statement on Sunday that its forces had repelled Russian advances in several areas – particularly in Donetsk region near Bakhmut and Spirne, just inside Donetsk region near Lysychansk, a major center in neighboring Luhansk region.
Lyman’s operational importance was due to its command over a road crossing over the Siverskyi Donets River, behind which Russia has been attempting to consolidate its defenses, Britain’s Ministry of Defence said. A pomp-filled Kremlin signing ceremony with the regions’ Russian-installed leaders on Friday has failed to stem a wave of criticism within Russia of how its military operation is being handled. Britain’s defense ministry said that was likely to intensify with further setbacks.
“Allies are stepping up their support to Ukraine and that is the best way to ensure that … Ukraine is actually able to liberate and retake occupied territory,” Stoltenberg said in an NBC interview.
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