Approximately 5,000 occupiers encircled in Lyman
IRYNA BALACHUK — SATURDAY, 1 OCTOBER 2022, 10:24
As of the morning of 1 October, approximately 5,000 Russian soldiers are encircled in the city of Lyman in Donetsk Oblast.
Source: Serhii Haidai, Head of Luhansk Oblast Military Administration, on the FreeDom channel broadcast
Quote: "Regarding Lyman: Occupiers have asked their leadership for a possibility to retreat, and they have been refused to. At the moment, they have three options: to try to break through; to surrender; to die all together. Approximately 5,000 of them are there, we do not have the exact number yet."
Details: The Head of Luhansk Oblast Military Administration has pointed out that 5,000 is an enormous unit to be encircled. According to him, such a thing has never happened before.
Haidai has added that all supply routes or the opportunity of a retreat from Lyman have been cut out already.
Background:
- The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) expects that Ukrainian troops are likely to completely encircle or retake Lyman in Donetsk Oblast within the next 72 hours.
- Earlier, the ISW reported that on late 29 September, the Ukrainian forces have most likely completed the encirclement of Russian grouping in the area of Lyman in Donetsk Oblast. According to certain data, Ukrainian forces would be able to reclaim the city, if Russians did not get any reinforcements.
- On 30 September, Serhii Cherevatyi, the spokesman of Eastern grouping of Ukrainian forces reported that the encirclement of Russian grouping near Lyman was "almost over".
- On 30 September, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that Ukraine took the initiative in the war, and its forces achieved tangible results; in particular, he confirmed that Yampil, Donetsk Oblast was liberated, and the Ukrainian troops succeeded in the area of Lyman.
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