Lyman front of the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive

Battle of Lyman
	Part of the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
	; Destroyed Russian equipment in Lyman
Date	3 September – 1 October 2022; (4 weeks)
Location	Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine48°59′24″N 37°48′36″E / 48.99000°N 37.81000°E
Result	Ukrainian victory
Belligerents
Russia; Luhansk PR (until 30 September)	Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Lapin; Sergei Fomchenkov	Valerii Zaluzhnyi
Units involved
Russian Armed Forces 503rd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment; 20th Guards Combined Arms Army elements 752nd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment; ; 3rd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade detachment; BARS militia BARS-13 "Russian Legion"; BARS-16 (Kuban detachment); ; LPR People's Militia 208th "Cossack" Motor Rifle Regiment; Local separatist special forces	Armed Forces of Ukraine 214th Rifle Battalion; 103rd Territorial Defence Brigade; 81st Airmobile Brigade; Special Operations Forces; National Guard of Ukraine Dnipro-1 Regiment; Operational Battalion "Serhiy Kulchytsky";
Strength
c. 5,500 (Ukrainian estimate)	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Probably heavy (per British Ministry of Defence); 1,500+ killed (Ukrainian claim)	Unknown

In September 2022, a military engagement took place near Lyman, Ukraine, during a major Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast. 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.^[13] On 1 October, Ukrainian forces entered Lyman after a Russian withdrawal.^[14]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Stefan Korshak (30 September 2022). "New AFU Victory May Be in the Works: Russian Forces in Lyman Are "Effectively Surrounded"". Kyiv Post. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 1". Institute for the Study of War. 1 October 2022. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ James Beardsworth (30 September 2022). "Large Russian Force Faces 'Encirclement' in Eastern Ukraine". Moscow Times. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b Tom Cooper (1 October 2022). "Ukraine War, 30 September 2022: Lyman Pocket". Medium. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ilya Barabanov; Olga Ivshina (4 October 2022). ""Кинули в мясорубку". Элитная бригада ГРУ понесла серьезные потери при отступлении из Лимана". BBC (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference ISWseptember24 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b ^c "Zelenskyy thanks Armed Forces for reclaiming Yampil and Lyman: Ukraine takes over initiative in war". Yahoo. 30 September 2022. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b Lister, Tim; Lapin, Denis; Voitovych, Olga (28 September 2022). "Ukrainian forces make additional gains in eastern Donetsk region". CNN. Cable News Network. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ Butenko, Nick Paton Walsh,Victoria (2 October 2022). "CNN team visits key city of Lyman, hours after Ukraine regains control from Russian forces". CNN. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Захисники України з 81-ї окремої аеромобільної бригади та батальйону Нацгвардії імені Сергія Кульчицького повідомили, що звільнили місто Лиман Донецької області" (in Ukrainian). 1 October 2022. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference bloomberg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Olmos, Sergio (6 October 2022). "Russian soldiers left for dead after heavy defeat in Lyman 'cauldron'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
^ Malsin, Jared (30 September 2022). "Ukrainian Forces Move to Surround Russian Troops in Key City as Putin Lays Claim to Regions". Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
^ Gambrell, Jon; Schreck, Adam (October 2022). "Russia withdraws troops after Ukraine encircles key city". apnews.com. The Associated Press. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

[Korshak-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Stefan Korshak (30 September 2022). "New AFU Victory May Be in the Works: Russian Forces in Lyman Are "Effectively Surrounded"". Kyiv Post. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

[isw_1_october-2] "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 1". Institute for the Study of War. 1 October 2022. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

[Fomchenkov-3] James Beardsworth (30 September 2022). "Large Russian Force Faces 'Encirclement' in Eastern Ukraine". Moscow Times. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

[cooper-4] Tom Cooper (1 October 2022). "Ukraine War, 30 September 2022: Lyman Pocket". Medium. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

[Barabanov_Ivshina-5] Ilya Barabanov; Olga Ivshina (4 October 2022). ""Кинули в мясорубку". Элитная бригада ГРУ понесла серьезные потери при отступлении из Лимана". BBC (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

[ISWseptember24-6] Cite error: The named reference ISWseptember24 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[finance.yahoo.com-7] "Zelenskyy thanks Armed Forces for reclaiming Yampil and Lyman: Ukraine takes over initiative in war". Yahoo. 30 September 2022. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

[Cable_News_Network-8] Lister, Tim; Lapin, Denis; Voitovych, Olga (28 September 2022). "Ukrainian forces make additional gains in eastern Donetsk region". CNN. Cable News Network. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[9] Butenko, Nick Paton Walsh,Victoria (2 October 2022). "CNN team visits key city of Lyman, hours after Ukraine regains control from Russian forces". CNN. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[10] "Захисники України з 81-ї окремої аеромобільної бригади та батальйону Нацгвардії імені Сергія Кульчицького повідомили, що звільнили місто Лиман Донецької області" (in Ukrainian). 1 October 2022. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

[bloomberg-11] Cite error: The named reference bloomberg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[12] Olmos, Sergio (6 October 2022). "Russian soldiers left for dead after heavy defeat in Lyman 'cauldron'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

[13] Malsin, Jared (30 September 2022). "Ukrainian Forces Move to Surround Russian Troops in Key City as Putin Lays Claim to Regions". Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

[The_Associated_Press-14] Gambrell, Jon; Schreck, Adam (October 2022). "Russia withdraws troops after Ukraine encircles key city". apnews.com. The Associated Press. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

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