Russia-Ukraine-News: Ukraine encircles strategically important city in Donetsk

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A destroyed bridge on the way to Lyman (taken in June)

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Ukrainian civilian convoy hit by rockets

8:31 a.m .:

In the city of Zaporizhia, a convoy of vehicles carrying Ukrainian civilians was apparently hit by Russian rockets.

The governor of the region, Oleksandr Starukh, informed Telegram that so far there have been 23 dead and 28 injured.

All of the victims are civilians, Starukh wrote.

There was no confirmation from the Russian side. Moscow has denied intentionally attacking civilians since the beginning of the war.

The reports from the war zone often cannot be checked independently.

Ukraine encircles strategically important city in Donetsk

8:14 a.m .:

In the battle for the strategically important small town of Lyman in the Donetsk region, according to Russian information, Ukrainian troops have taken several places east of the city.

"Around midnight, the Ukrainian troops managed to effectively encircle Lyman," said the nationalist military blog Rybar.

The village of Stawky in northern Lyman has fallen, and east of Lyman, in Zarichne, there is street fighting.

Russian military blogger Semyon Pegov also reported on the Ukrainian conquest of Stavky.

Football coach Gisdol saw a departure from Russia as the only alternative

8.01 a.m .:

Sandro Schwarz, Daniel Farke, Markus Gisdol – the three football coaches were working in the Russian first division when the Russian invasion started.

All three then ended their engagements.

Gisdol has now commented on his departure from the capital club Lokomotiv Moscow: "When the war broke out, I quickly realized that I had great difficulties with the situation and couldn't cope with it," he told Sky broadcaster: "I don't have it managed to focus on football.

There was no other solution for me than to leave the club.«

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