Second battle of Lyman
September to October 2022 battle in Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The second battle of Lyman was a military engagement during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as part of the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive. The battle started on 10 September 2022 during the counteroffensive and ended three weeks later on 2 October.[1] By 30 September, Ukrainian forces had closed in on the city after crossing the Siverskyi Donets River, advancing along Lyman's southern and eastern flanks while capturing land northwest of the settlement, allowing Ukrainian forces to cut off the only road left supplying the occupying forces from the north.[14] On 1 October, Ukrainian forces entered Lyman after a Russian withdrawal.[15]
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Second battle of Lyman | |||||||
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Part of the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive in the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |||||||
Destroyed Russian equipment in Lyman | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russia Luhansk PR[2] (until 30 September) | Ukraine | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Alexander Lapin[3] Sergei Fomchenkov[4] | Oleksandr Syrskyi[5] | ||||||
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Strength | |||||||
c. 5,500 (Ukrainian estimate)[2] | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Probably heavy (per British Ministry of Defence)[1] 1,500+ killed (Ukrainian claim)[13] | Unknown |
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