Ukrainian forces push Russian troops out of key city in latest blow to Putin’s campaign

Ukrainian forces have pushed Russian troops out of the key strategic city of Lyman in eastern Ukraine, the country’s defence ministry has said.

In yet another blow to Vladimir Putin’s campaign, a major counteroffensive in the area has seen Ukrainian troops re-enter the eastern stronghold which is is 100 miles south-east of Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city.