communicate Russian military operation in UkraineToday, Monday, units of the Russian army are taking full control of the liberated areas and striking the positions of the Ukrainian forces, while Kyiv is trying to regain some areas with Western support.
In the latest field developments, RIA Novosti news agency reported that Ukrainian forces bombed Donetsk today with 16 NATO shells.
Yesterday, Ukraine announced that it Regained full control of the town of LimanIt is a logistics hub in the east of the country, marking Kiev’s biggest battlefield victory in weeks. This development could form a springboard for further gains in the east while increasing pressure on the Kremlin.
Germany, Denmark and Norway announced that they will supply Ukraine with 16 “howitzer” artillery systems starting next year. Berlin said that the artillery systems will be produced in Slovakia, to be delivered to Ukraine early next year. This comes after a visit by the German Defense Minister to Ukraine, which is the first since the start of the Russian invasion last February.
The latest resounding setback for Russian President Vladimir Putin came just a day after… His declaration included four regions, representing nearly a fifth of the area of Ukraine Among them, Donetsk, where Lyman is located. Kyiv and the West condemned the move, calling it an illegal farce.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his speech on Sunday evening that the success of his country’s soldiers was not limited to the recovery of Lyman. He added that the Ukrainian forces liberated the two small towns of Arkhanhelsky and Mirolubivka in the Kherson region.
Yesterday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that it would withdraw its forces from the Lyman region “due to a threat related to its blockade.”
In its evening statement, the Ukrainian military said that its forces repelled the Russian advance in several areas, notably in the Donetsk region near Bakhmut and Spirn, within the Donetsk region near Lyschansk, a major center in the neighboring Lugansk region.
In May, Lyman fell to Russian forces who used it as a logistics and transport hub for their operations in the northern Donetsk region. Its loss represented Russia’s biggest defeat on the battlefield since Ukraine’s lightning counterattack in the northeastern region of Kharkiv last month.
The British Ministry of Defense said that Lyman’s importance to operations was due to its control of a major road crossing the Seversky Donets River, behind which Russia is trying to strengthen its defenses.
The ministry added that Russia likely suffered heavy losses during the withdrawal. A Ukrainian military spokesman said yesterday that Russia had between 5,000 and 5,500 soldiers in the city before the Ukrainian attack.