The vital eastern Ukrainian town of Lyman, which is part of the Donetsk region, was taken over by Moscow the previous day, prompting a wave of worldwide outrage and rejection from Kyiv, which is determined to reclaim its lands. The Ukrainian army reached Lyman on Saturday.
Igor Murashov, the general manager of the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia (south), was detained by Russia, the site’s occupying power, on Friday for an as-yet-unknown reason, which was also denounced by Kyiv as a “unlawful detention.”
On Saturday afternoon, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry posted on Twitter, “Ukrainian air assault forces enter Lyman in Donetsk area.”
A one-minute video that accompanied the tweet showed two Ukrainian soldiers waving and then hoisting the country’s blue and yellow flag next to a sign that read “Lyman” at the city’s entrance.
One of the troops smiled and added, “We raise our national flag and erect it on our territory. Lyman is and will be a part of Ukraine.
Allied forces were moved away from Lyman to better lines after being threatened with an encirclement, according to a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry.
Earlier, the Ukrainian army claimed to be “encircling” tens of thousands of Russian troops in this town in the Donetsk area, which Russia annexed on Friday.
According to a spokesman for the Ukrainian army, “approximately 5,000 or 5,500 Russians” have recently established themselves in and near Lyman.
Yemans is a crucial railroad junction in eastern Ukraine, therefore its total restoration is a significant win for Kiev.
Additionally, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared on Saturday that other cities in the Donetsk region will be retaken “next week” by his troops, which presently governs the city of Lyman.
Zelensky stated that “new Ukrainian flags were raised over Donbass throughout this week,” and “additional flags would be flown during the following week.
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Speaking of Russian government officials, the Ukrainian president added, “They are starting to attack each other: they are looking for culprits and accusing generals of having failed. It is the first warning signal that should be heard at all levels of the Russian government. “.
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