Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Ukrainian capture of Lyman makes war ‘more difficult’ for Putin, says US

US defence secretary Lloyd Austin cheers capture of key city in east after Moscow confirms retreat of its troops

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 221 of the invasion

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has pledged that within a week more areas will follow the capture of Lyman by Ukrainian forces.

Agence France-Presse reports that the retaking of Lyman, which Moscow’s forces had pummelled for weeks to control, would mark the first Ukrainian military victory in territory that the Kremlin has claimed as its own and has vowed to defend by all possible means.

Throughout this week, more Ukrainian flags have been raised in the Donbas. There will be even more in a week.

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