Ukrainian military forces have encircled the key Russian-held city of Lyman in the Donetsk region, threatening yet another serious setback for the Kremlin’s war machine, CNN reports.
“The Russian group in the area of Lyman is surrounded. The settlements of Yampil, Novoselivka, Shandryholove, Drobysheve, and Stavky are liberated. Stabilization measures are ongoing there,” said Ukrainian army spokesman Serhii Cherevatyi on Saturday. “of Lyman is important, because it is another step towards the liberation of the Ukrainian Donbas. This is an opportunity to go further to Kreminna and Severodonetsk. Therefore, in turn, it is psychologically very important,”