The Latest Breaking News from Lyman

Ukraine pleads for heavy weapons as Russia advances in the east, claiming to have captured strategically important Lyman

Kramatorsk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russia pressed its onslaught on eastern Ukraine Saturday, saying it had captured the strategic town of Lyman and claiming to have surrounded the urban center of Severodonetsk.

The Russian president warned the French and German leaders it was ‘dangerous’ for the west to supply further weapons to Ukraine

Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday that the eastern Ukrainian town of Lyman had fallen under the full control of Russian and Russian-backed forces in the region.

UK Ministry of Defence says Russia ‘had likely captured’ strategically important town Lyman

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold “serious direct negotiations” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to find “a diplomatic solution to the conflict” during a phone call Saturday, the chancellor’s office said. Putin told the two leaders that increasing arms supplies…

A Ukrainian official says forces may have to retreat from their last pocket in the Luhansk region to avoid being captured, as Russian troops press an advance in the east that has shifted the momentum of the three-month-old war.

Russian forces stepped up their assault on the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk on Saturday after claiming to have captured the nearby rail hub of Lyman, as Kyiv intensified its calls for longer-range weaponry from the West to help it fight back in the Donbas region.

Russian troops have gained ground in Ukraine’s Donbas, with Luhansk’s governor saying its defenders may have to retreat to avoid being captured.