Ukrainian forces inflicted another significant operational defeat on #Russia and liberated #Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, on October 1.
Read our latest campaign assessment w/ @criticalthreats: isw.pub/RusCampaignOct1
Read our latest campaign assessment w/ @criticalthreats: isw.pub/RusCampaignOct1
The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced the withdrawal of Russian troops from #Lyman to “more advantageous positions” to avoid the “threat of encirclement” in the settlement. isw.pub/RusCampaignOct1
Social media footage and Ukrainian military officials confirmed that Ukrainian forces have entered #Lyman and are likely clearing the settlement as of October 1. isw.pub/RusCampaignOct1
The Russian information space – Kremlin propagandists, pundits, and milbloggers – registered the defeat as the result of the Russian military command’s failure to send reinforcements in a timely manner, while openly criticizing the repeated bureaucratic failures of mobilization.
The defeat around #Lyman also indicates that #Putin – who has reportedly been micromanaging Russian commanders on the ground – is deprioritizing defending #Luhansk Oblast in favor of holding occupied territories in southern #Ukraine. isw.pub/RusCampaignOct1
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
