Russia announces it pulled troops out of an eastern Ukrainian city that it had been using as a front-line hub, the latest victory for a surprise Ukrainian counteroffensive.
forces, Russia on Saturday announced it had pulled troops out of an eastern Ukrainian city that it had been using as a front-line hub. It was the latest victory for a surprise Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said it had inflicted damage on Ukrainian forces in battling to hold onto Lyman, but that outnumbered Russian troops were withdrawn to more favorable positions. The Russian announcement came soon after Ukraine’s air force said it had moved into Lyman and the Ukrainian president’s chief of staff posted photos of a Ukrainian flag being hoisted on the town’s outskirts on its Telegram channel.
Russian-backed officials in Zaporizhzhia pinned the blame for the attack on Ukraine without offering any evidence.Genya Savilov / AFP - Getty Images
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