The Russian Ministry of Defense, which continues to invade Ukraine, announced on the 1st that it would withdraw its troops from Liman, a strategic point in the east, and is expected to be recaptured by the Ukrainian army.
President Putin has just unilaterally annexed four provinces in eastern and southern Ukraine, but the Ukrainian army is expected to further strengthen its reversal offensive.
"Due to the threat of encirclement, Russian forces have withdrawn from Liman to more favorable locations," the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. announced that it had withdrawn its troops from Liman.
Liman is considered an important base for transportation such as railways, and since the Russian army took control of it in May this year, it has continued to invade the eastern Donbass region using this as one of its footholds. The army was laying siege to recapture it.
On the 1st, the Ukrainian army announced that it had advanced its troops to the city of Liman, and it is believed that the Russian army will retake Liman by withdrawing its troops.
In response to this, the Ukrainian army is expected to strengthen its reversal offensive to recapture other bases in the Donetsk region and the neighboring eastern Luhansk region, and President Zelensky has made it clear that he will continue to recapture the territory. .
On the other hand, Russian President Vladimir Putin has just unilaterally annexed four Ukrainian provinces, including Donetsk and Luhansk, on September 30, but with the loss of the key Liman region, he has taken complete control of the Donbass region. The goal of a military invasion to do so is likely to become even more difficult.