Armed Forces of Ukraine take Lyman – Eastern grouping of Ukrainian forces

Saturday, 1 October 2022, 16:12

IRYNA BALACHUK – SATURDAY, 1 OCTOBER 2022, 16:12

The Ukrainian forces have entered the city of Lyman in Donetsk Oblast. The fighting there continues.

Source: Serhii Cherevatyi, spokesperson of the Eastern grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in the national telethon broadcast on 1 October

Quote: "The information and the video showing the stele [at the entrance to Lyman] are true. We are already in Lyman, but there is heavy fighting. Details are to be announced".

Previously: On 1 October, Andrii Yermak, the head of the President’s Office, published a video showing the Ukrainian troops near the stele at the entrance to the city.

On 1 October in the afternoon, the Povernys Zhyvym (Come Back Alive) foundation published a video from Lyman, showing the occupiers trying to flee the city.

Background:

On the morning of 1 October, Serhii Haidai, the head of the Luhansk Military Administration, reported that an estimated 5,000 Russian soldiers were encircled in the city of Lyman, Donetsk Oblast.
Serhii Cherevatyi, the spokesman of the Eastern Group of Ukrainian Forces, reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had liberated 5 settlements near Lyman; stabilisation measures are currently underway there.
The Institute for the Study of War predicted that Ukrainian forces were likely to completely encircle or liberate Lyman within the next 72 hours.
Previously, the Institute for the Study of War reported that on the evening of 29 September, the Armed Forces of Ukraine had completely encircled the Russian grouping in Lyman. According to some reports, the Ukrainian military would be able to liberate the city if the Russians did not receive reinforcements.
On 30 September, Serhii Cherevatyi, the spokesman of the Eastern Group of Ukrainian Forces, reported that the encirclement of the Russian group near Lyman was "at the final stage."
On 30 September, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine had taken the initiative in the war, and it was achieving tangible results; in particular, he confirmed the liberation of Yampil and the success of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Lyman.

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