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  • The capture on Sunday by the Ukrainian army of the town of Lyman, an important railway junction in the Donetsk region (east) annexed by Moscow, poses a serious problem for the Russian forces, on the defensive and forced to establish a new line of forehead.

  • The leaders of the European Union and their counterparts from the continent will meet Thursday and Friday in Prague to discuss responses to the dramatic consequences of the Russian war in Ukraine, according to the President of the European Council Charles Michel.

  • The deputies return to the hemicycle on Monday with a debate on the situation in Ukraine, more tense than ever after Moscow's claim for the annexation of four regions.

    At 4 p.m., Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne should open the discussion.

    The head of diplomacy Catherine Colonna could also intervene, according to those around her.

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07:15: Near the front, the villagers emerge from the cellars after the Russian retreat

For Ludmila Omelchenko, a 62-year-old pensioner from a small bomb-stricken village, the Ukrainian army's recapture of the nearby town of Lyman means she will be able to sleep outside her basement for the first time in seven months.

"I slept in the basement since the first day of this infernal war [February 24], but yesterday the shelling stopped," the resident of Zakitne, 10 km from Lyman, said on Sunday.

“I dared to sleep again in my own bed last night,” she added, flinching at the sound of artillery fire still echoing from the front line in the Donetsk region.

The Ukrainian army announced on Saturday that it had entered Lyman, a strategic regional rail hub.

The Russian Defense Ministry said its troops were retreating "to more favorable lines".

07:09: Russian military embarrassed by loss of Lyman, vital logistics hub

The capture on Sunday by the Ukrainian army of the town of Lyman, an important railway junction in the Donetsk region (east) annexed by Moscow, poses a serious problem for the Russian forces, on the defensive and forced to establish a new line of forehead.

In the east of the Kharkiv region (north-east), the railway network converges at one point towards the Kupyansk Vouzloviï station, then descends south towards Svatové, in the Lugansk region, annexed by Russia.

During the six-month Russian occupation, trains carried supplies over these rails to Moscow troops stationed further south, making this station a vital logistical hub for Russian military operations.

But the situation has changed in recent days.

The Ukrainian counter-offensive enabled kyiv to retake large swaths of territory in the region, forcing the Russians to withdraw.

Kupiansk Vouzloviï station, although heavily damaged, is now in the hands of the Ukrainian army.

07h05: Welcome to this new live

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This Monday, the Russian forces are trying to organize themselves after the recapture of Lyman by the Ukrainians.

The capture on Sunday by the Ukrainian army of the town of Lyman, an important railway junction in the Donetsk region (east) annexed by Moscow, poses a serious problem for the Russian forces, on the defensive and forced to establish a new line of forehead.

In France, the question of the war in Ukraine will occupy our deputies.

They return to the hemicycle on Monday with a debate on the situation in Ukraine, more tense than ever after Moscow's claim for the annexation of four regions.



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