Russia takes control of Lyman as assault on Donbas region continues
by Shaun Walker in Kyiv from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZR4M)
Strategic town in eastern Ukraine was bombarded by missile and aircraft strikes before being taken on Saturday
Russia's army confirmed on Saturday that it now controls the strategic town of Lyman in eastern Ukraine, as Moscow's assault on the Donbas region continues to grind on.
Lyman, a town of 20,000 people, lies on the road to Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, two of the major Donbas population centres not yet under Russian control.
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