Russia flees annexed Ukraine city; Putin ally issues N-threat
The Times of India|October 02, 2022
Retaking Lyman To Hand Kyiv Control Of Key Rail-Road Link
Russia flees annexed Ukraine city; Putin ally issues N-threat

Ukrainian forces on Saturday recaptured a strategic town in the country’s east after forcing Russian troops to pull out, the second big victory in weeks and one that challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim to have annexed the area the day before.

Kyiv’s troops moved into the town after capturing five settlements near Lyman, blockading Russian units stationed there, a military spokesman said on TV.

The Russian defense ministry said later its forces had “pulled out, amid a threat of encirclement, to more favorable positions” in a regular battlefield report posted on Telegram.

A video tweeted by Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine’s presidential office, showed soldiers raising a Ukrainian yellow and blue flag on the outskirts of Lyman.

This story is from the October 02, 2022 edition of The Times of India.

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