Let’s take a look at the battle situation in Ukraine from the map:
The red part in the picture is the Russian occupied area, and the red solid circle area is the area for battle. It can be seen that the eastern city of Lehman has been recaptured by Ukraine. Ukrainian counterattack troops have attacked the Donetsk and Lugansk regions that were declared new territory by Russia.
Today's biggest news should be Ukraine's strategic location:
Ukrainian President Volokimir Zelensky said in a video on his official Telegram on Sunday: "As of 12:30 pm local time (5:30 AM Eastern Time), we have completely liberated Leman. Thanks to our army! The glory belongs to Ukraine!"
On Saturday, Russian Defense Ministry said that the Russian army had retreated from Leman, a strategic city in the Kramatolsk district of the Donetsk region.
Russian state media Russia reported on the 24th that the reason for Russia's withdrawal was "the enemy used Western-made cannons and intelligence from the North Atlantic Alliance countries."
This retreat is another major achievement made by Ukraine after capturing Kharkov last month and regaining nearly 10,000 square kilometers of territory. It is also the first major strategic achievement achieved by the Ukrainian army after Russia announced its official acceptance of four Ukrainian regions (including Donetsk, Lugansk, Khlsson and Zaporoze), because Lehman is located in the Donetsk region, which has just been recognized as Russia's new territory.
Russian troops occupied Lehman in May this year and announced full control of the area in July. It is also used as a logistics and transportation center for operations in the northern Donetsk region, which has important strategic value for Russia's defense of Donetsk and Lugansk.
