the russian ministry of defence says its troops have left the strategic town of lyman in eastern ukraine. a ministry spokesman said the withdrawal was carried out because of a threat of encirclement. earlier, the ukrainian military said its troops were inside the town. lyman was a key strategic target, used by russia as a major logistics hub and sits in the donetsk region which the government in moscow has just declared to be a part of russia. video footage shared online shows ukrainian soldiers waving their national flag on the outskirts of lyman. this report is from our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse its territory, russia officially celebrated as its own only yesterday. despite this recent show of own only yesterday. despite this recent show of patriotism, it is another embarrassing retreat for vladimir putin. as ever, his generals have tried to put a positive spin on russia s latest setback. translation: in russia s latest setback. translation: . ., translation:
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