Zelenskiy: armed forces achieved ‘significant results’ in eastern Ukraine

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Published: Sep 30, 2022, 18:51 GMT+00:00

(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday said Kyiv's forces had achieved "significant results" in the east of the country and mentioned the Russian-occupied stronghold of Lyman, but without giving details.

Ukraine's President Zelenskiy attends a National Security and Defence Council meeting in Kyiv

(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday said Kyiv’s forces had achieved “significant results” in the east of the country and mentioned the Russian-occupied stronghold of Lyman, but without giving details.

Zelenskiy made the remarks in a video address. Ukraine’s defence ministry said earlier its troops had captured a village near Lyman, in the eastern Donetsk region.

(Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by Chris Reese)

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