Russia flees key city of Lyman, retaken by Ukraine

Yesterday President Putin declared the Donetsk region of Ukraine was now part of Russia.

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Today the Russian defence ministry said its troops had abandoned the town of Lyman, a key logistics hub in Donetsk, after Ukrainian forces got close to encircling them.

And it could allow a further push by Ukraine into Russian-controlled areas of the neighbouring Luhansk region.

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