A Ukrainian navy spokesman stated on Saturday that Ukraine has surrounded 1000’s of Russian troops within the japanese metropolis of Lyman, a stronghold vital to Moscow.
The seize of the town, which Russia has used as a logistics and transportation hub for its operations north of the Donetsk area, can be a significant new blow to the Kremlin’s plan to grab the entire industrial Donbass area.
“The Russian group is surrounded in the area of Lyman,” stated Serhi Cherevati, spokesman for Ukraine’s Eastern Forces.
“Lyman is important because it is the next step towards the liberation of the Ukrainian Donbass. It is an opportunity to go beyond Kreminna and Svyarodonetsk, and it is very important psychologically,” he stated.
Chervaty stated that the Russian military at Lyman had between 5,000 and 5,500 troopers, however that the variety of surrounded troopers might have fallen on account of casualties and a few troopers making an attempt to interrupt out of the encirclement.
He stated Russian troops have been making an attempt unsuccessfully to interrupt out of the encirclement.
“Some are surrendering, they have many people killed and injured, but the operation is not over yet,” he stated.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
