Ukraine war: Troops could quit Severodonetsk amid Russian advance – official
Russian forces are in part of Severodonetsk and could surround local troops, an official says. …
Lyman is not a big city in itself, but it gives Russia’s proxies control of a key east-west road. It also means they are now within 20km (12 miles) of the city of Slovyansk, to the south-west. Slovyansk is a major transport and supply hub for Ukraine, even though the trains stopped running there weeks ago.