The Latest Breaking News from Lyman

Only last week, few of us could place Lyman and the village of Dudchany on a map of Ukraine. Today they mark two of the biggest defeats of Russian arms in the Ukraine war – and these may prove decisive.

People in Ukrainian city try to pick up pieces amid remains of Russia’s chaotic and bloody withdrawal

Russia’s retreat from a key Ukrainian city over the weekend elicited outcry from an unlikely crowd – state-run media outlets that typically speak glowingly about Moscow’s war

Ihor Murashov returned to family safely; Kremlin says borders of Russian-occupied southern Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions not determined

Ukrainian forces are exultant at beating back Russians, but civilians still face difficult months ahead

Criticism rises in Russia as Ukrainian forces celebrate their recapture of Lyman, an important eastern town.

A Ukrainian advance along the Dnipro river could trap thousands of Russian troops on the far side

Ukrainian forces scored more gains in their counteroffensive across a broad front Monday, advancing in the very areas Russia is trying to annex and challenging its effort to bolster its military with fresh troops and its threats to defend incorporated areas by all means, including with nuclear weapons. In their…

Russian shelling of eight Ukrainian regions over the past 24 hours has killed two civilians and injured 14 more, Ukraine’s presidential office has reported