Russia claims capture of strategic town as fighting rages in east – as it happened
by Richard Luscombe (now) and Nadeem Badshah, Jane Cl from on (#5ZQXT)
Russia's defence ministry says town of Lyman is now under full control of its forces, after days of fighting
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Russian forces are now in full control of the town of Lyman in eastern Ukraine, the Russian defence ministry has claimed.
Yesterday, Ukraine reported Russia had captured most of Lyman but that its forces were blocking an advance to Sloviansk, a city a half-hour drive further southwest.
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