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Russia-Ukraine war live: Bakhmut counteroffensive starts soon, says Ukrainian ground forces commander | Ukraine
Counteroffensive starts soon, says Ukrainian ground forces commander Ukraine’s top ground forces commander, Col Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi, said his forces would soon begin a counter offensive after withstanding Russia’s brutal winter campaign. He said Russia’s Wagner mercenaries, who have been at the frontline of Moscow’s assault on eastern and southern Ukraine, “are losing considerable strength and are running out of steam”. “Very soon, we will take advantage of this opportunity, as we did in the past near Kyiv, Kharkiv, Balakliia and Kupiansk,” he said, listing Ukrainian counteroffensives last year that recaptured swathes of land. Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine’s top ground forces commander. Photograph: Donetsk Regional Military-Civil Administration/Reuters Updated at 03.20 EDT Key…
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Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian forces close in on Lyman; head of nuclear plant reported abducted – live | World news
Ukrainian forces close in on Lyman Ukraine has encircled Russia’s forces around a bastion that is critical for Moscow at the eastern town of Lyman, in an operation that is still under way, a Ukrainian military spokesperson said on Saturday. Russia’s forces at Lyman totalled about 5,000 to 5,500 soldiers, but the number of encircled troops may have fallen because of casualties and some soldiers trying to break out of the encirclement, said Serhii Cherevatyi, spokesperson for Ukraine’s eastern forces, according to Reuters. Cherevatyi said: Lyman is important because it is the next step towards the liberation of the Ukrainian Donbas. It is an opportunity to go further to Kreminna…