Russia says eastern Ukraine town of Lyman is under its full control


A satellite image shows damaged buildings and a tank on a road, in Lyman, Ukraine May 25, 2022. Satellite image 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday that the eastern Ukrainian town of Lyman had fallen under the full control of Russian and Russian-backed forces in the region.

Pro-Russian separatists from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic had said on Friday that they had fully captured the town, a railway hub west of Sievierodonetsk.

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