Ukraine targets eastern Donbas region after rapid counter-offensive
Lyman fell to Russian forces after a protracted battle at the end of May. It sits less than 150 km away from the city of Donetsk, the capital of the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic.In other areas, Ukrainian forces are said to have reached the Russian border, and Mr Hayday said their capture of two towns - Izyum and Kupiansk - could see supply lines to the Russian-held cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk severed.
Locals in the town of Balakliya told the BBC that Russian troops had tortured civilians at the town's police stationThe Kremlin has admitted that its forces have moved out of some eastern towns, but refused to call it a retreat, instead insisting that its forces were regrouping. But the pace of the Ukrainian advance appears to have taken Russian forces by surprise, with reports of some of Moscow's forces abandoning their uniforms to blend in with civilians.
An unspecified number have now been detained by Ukrainian forces and Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk has warned that they will face charges.
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