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2022-10-01T13:24:35.486Z


Ukrainian forces are encircling Russian troops in Russian-occupied Lyman in the Kramatorsk district of Donetsk, despite Moscow's annexation of the region, which has been declared illegal by the West.


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The Ukrainian flag is raised at the entrance to the key city of Lyman in Donetsk

By Victoria Butenko, Kostan Nechyporenko, Andrew Carey

The Ukrainian flag has been raised at one of the entrances to the city of Lyman, in the eastern part of Ukraine.

A video posted on social media and shared by the president's chief of staff Volodymyr Zelensky shows two Ukrainian soldiers standing in a military vehicle taping the flag to a large banner with the word "Lyman."

“We are unfurling the flag of our country and planting it on our land.

In Lyman.

It will all be Ukraine,” one of the soldiers told the camera.

The city — a major hub for the rail network — has been in Russian hands since late May and has been the focus of Ukraine's counteroffensive in the east for at least a week.

Although Ukrainian soldiers appear to have a firm presence on the outskirts of the city, Ukrainian officials warn that heavy fighting continues.

Serhii Cherevatiy, an army spokesman, told CNN that while Russian forces inside the city were de facto surrounded, the situation remained "dynamic."

Russian forces tried to form convoys to break out of the encirclement, he told CNN, but their attempts were unsuccessful.

On Friday, Ukrainian forces claimed control of the village of Drobysheve, a settlement neighboring Lyman.

Retaking Lyman would give Ukrainian forces a platform to push east toward cities like Kreminna and Rubizhne in the Lugansk region.

14 mins ago

The alleged annexations of Russia could mean a new phase of the conflict

The annexations could lay the groundwork for a dangerous new phase in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

In recent weeks, Ukrainian forces have successfully pushed Russian forces out of parts of Donetsk thanks in part to advanced weaponry sent in by the United States and other allies.

Kyiv now controls around 40% of Donetsk, although many towns and cities bear war scars that will take years to heal.

Now that Russia formally recognizes Donetsk as its own territory, the Kremlin is likely to move on to take it back using some of the 300,000 Russian citizens who will be recruited as part of a "partial mobilization" that Putin announced last week.

"He will have to be released," said Dmitry Peskov, Putin's spokesman, shortly before the speech.

Putin said on Friday that while he was willing to negotiate with Ukraine, the sovereignty of those four regions would not be on the table.

“I want the Kyiv authorities and their true masters in the West to listen to me.

For everyone to remember.

The people who live in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson are becoming our citizens.

Forever," the Russian president said during the annexation ceremony.

Putin has previously vowed to defend Russian territory "with all means at our disposal," including nuclear weapons.

US officials have said they do not believe Putin will resort to tactical nuclear weapons, a type of bomb designed for use on the battlefield that is less powerful than traditional "strategic" nuclear weapons, though they cannot rule out the possibility.

“We are watching very carefully to see if Russia is really doing anything that suggests that it is contemplating the use of nuclear weapons.

To date, we have not seen them take these actions,” US Secretary of State Blinken said on Friday.

34 mins ago

Ukraine's request to NATO 'should be taken up at another time', US national security adviser says

The United States believes the process of Ukraine joining NATO "should be undertaken at a different time," National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the country will request membership under a 'fast track' process"

"The United States has made it clear for decades that we support an open-door policy for NATO," Sullivan told reporters at a White House news conference.

"Any decision about NATO membership is between the 30 allies and the countries that aspire to join."

"At this point in time, our view is that the best way to support Ukraine is through practical support on the ground in Ukraine and that the process in Brussels should be undertaken at a different time," he continued.

Earlier Friday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said alliance member states support the "right to choose their own path" on Ukraine, but warned any decision on membership must be made by all 30 members. of the alliance.

Source: cnnespanol

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