The Russian military operation in Ukraine is still ongoing as of today, Sunday. Russian army units are expanding their control over the areas they have liberated and striking Ukrainian forces’ positions, but Kyiv is resisting with help from the West in an effort to wrest control of Ukrainian cities back from the Russian army.
In the most recent developments, a British Ministry of Defense statement noted today, Sunday, that the Russian military’s retreat from Lyman in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine signified a significant political defeat and sparked further public condemnation of the Russian military hierarchy.
According to the ministry’s announcement on Twitter, “On October 1, 2022, Russian forces retreated in the city of Lyman in Donetsk in response to the Ukrainian offensive.”
According to the statement, Lyman is crucial from an operational standpoint since it watches over a crucial intersection across the Seversky Donets River, where Russia is attempting to fortify its defences.
Given that it is situated in the Donetsk region, which Russia allegedly intends to rule and unlawfully attempted to annex, she stressed that “Russia’s pullout from the Lyman also constitutes a serious political loss.
senior officials then launched yet another round of public criticism of the Russian military leadership.”
According to the statement, more territory losses would intensify the public outcry and put greater on on senior officials.
According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which was quoted by the Ukrainian News Agency, Russian forces are still concentrating on attempting to seize control of the entire Donetsk region, hold the territories they have already taken, and obstruct the movements of the Ukrainian defence forces in specific directions.
For his part, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin applauded Ukraine’s seizure of Russia’s primary Lyman bastion in eastern Ukraine, calling it an encouraging military victory that will present new challenges for the Russian military.
He continued, “Without this corridor, Russia will have a tremendous challenge for progress because Liman is situated across the supply routes that Russia utilises to supply its forces in the south and west.
This comes as German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht claimed that Germany would soon provide Ukraine the first of four modern air defence systems called “ARES-T” to assist quell the unrest during an unexpected visit to the Ukrainian city of Odessa on Saturday. drone assaults
In an underground bunker, Lambrecht had a meeting with Oleksiy Reznikov, the defence minister of Ukraine, as the air raid sirens wailed in the seaside city.
To attend the summit, Lambrecht extended his trip to the neighbouring country of Moldova.
“We will introduce the cutting-edge AREST-T air defence system in a few days. In particular, it is crucial to combat drones, “According to Lambrecht, ARD television.
In recent weeks, there have been more kamikaze drone attacks in Ukraine, which have killed people and severely damaged infrastructure.
Germany has come under pressure to do more to support Ukraine, notably by delivering offensive weapons like the contemporary tanks that Kiev claims it needs to combat Russian forces.
Berlin has so far rejected these efforts, claiming that they would worsen the situation and pointing out that no other nation has yet provided tanks more advanced than the vintage Soviet equipment sent by the former Warsaw Pact nations.
Russia’s exit from Lehman is a “huge political setback,” according to the British Defense.
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