Lyman

Russia steps up battle for eastern Ukraine, warns West against arming Kyiv

The Russian army on Saturday confirmed that it had seized the strategic town of Lyman in eastern Ukraine, on the road to two key cities still under Kyiv's control

Pro-Russian separatists capture strategic eastern Ukraine town of Lyman, head to key cities still under Kyiv's control

Russian forces were closing in on several cities in the region, including strategically located Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, which stand on the crucial route to Ukraine's eastern administrative centre in Kramatorsk