Lloyd Austin emphasized that the Ukrainian soldiers did an excellent job paving the way to the city.
On October 1, the Ukrainian authorities officially announced that units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine raised the national flag over the city of Lyman, Donetsk region. On the way to this our units liberated a number of settlementsand deprived the Russians of a strategically important logistics center, opening the way for further advancement in Donbas. The head of the Pentagon Lloyd Austin congratulated the efforts of the Ukrainian soldiers and called their success “inspiring”, reports Reuters.
The US Secretary of Defense noted that the return of Lyman will be a double gain for Ukraine due to the fact that the Russians used the settlement and the highway near it to transfer manpower and equipment to Donetsk region , Luhansk region and other operational directions.
“Of course, this is a significant success. We are very inspired by what we are seeing now. Without these routes, it will be more difficult for the Russians. They face a kind of dilemma, what to do next. And we believe that the Ukrainians did a great job to get to Liman and start liberating the city,” said Austin.
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The day before, experts of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that in Russia already the search for those responsible for the defeat at Lyman began.
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