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The '''first battle of Lyman''' was a ] during the ], as part of the ] in the wider ]. It began on 23 May and ended on 27 May 2022.

== Background ==
A month into the Russian invasion, Russia claimed to control 93% of ],<ref>{{Cite news |title=Russia claims it has taken 93% of territory of Ukraine's Luhansk region - TASS |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/russia-claims-taken-93-territory-131458454.html |date=25 March 2022 |access-date=2022-05-21 |work=] |agency=] |language=en-US |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521230957/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/russia-claims-taken-93-territory-131458454.html |url-status=live }}</ref> leaving ] and ] as strategically important Ukrainian holdouts in the area. Russian plans to capture Sievierodonetsk hinged upon its successes in the nearby cities of ] to the north and ] to the south.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russia aims to capture 4 regions in new eastern offensive: Ukraine |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/russia-aims-to-capture-4-regions-in-new-eastern-offensive-ukraine/2566985 |date=19 April 2022 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=www.aa.com.tr |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521231001/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/russia-aims-to-capture-4-regions-in-new-eastern-offensive-ukraine/2566985 |url-status=live }}</ref> By 6 April, Russian forces had reportedly captured 60% of Rubizhne,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Russian forces control 60% of Rubizhne town in east Ukraine, says governor |language=en |publisher=] |url=https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/russian-forces-control-60-of-rubizhne-to-idUSKCN2LY0Y5 |access-date=2022-04-08 |archive-date=1 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601061623/https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/russian-forces-control-60-of-rubizhne-to-idUSKCN2LY0Y5 |url-status=live }}</ref> and shells and rockets were landing in Sievierodonetsk on "regular, sustained intervals".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sustained bombardment seen in Severodonetsk: AFP |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/sustained-bombardment-seen-in-severodonetsk-afp-01649240707 |access-date=2022-04-08 |work=] |agency=] |language=en-US |archive-date=10 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410010426/https://www.barrons.com/news/sustained-bombardment-seen-in-severodonetsk-afp-01649240707 |url-status=live }}</ref> Russian forces reportedly seized ] on 12 May 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Lister |first1=Tim |last2=Kesaieva |first2=Julia |date=13 May 2022 |title=Ukrainian forces lose foothold in eastern town |publisher=] |url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-05-13-22/h_67faa3f08da188441de767341e390737 |access-date=26 May 2022 |archive-date=13 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513185139/https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-05-13-22/h_67faa3f08da188441de767341e390737 |url-status=live }}</ref>

East of Lyman, the ] occurred mid-May 2022, with Ukraine repelling multiple Russian attempts to cross the river.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61399440 | title=Bloody river battle was third in three days - Ukraine official | publisher=] | date=13 May 2022 | access-date=28 May 2022 | archive-date=27 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527023840/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61399440 | url-status=live }}</ref> Russian forces suffered an estimated 400 to 485 dead and wounded during the attempts.<ref>{{cite news|title=Growing evidence of a military disaster on the Donets pierces a pro-Russian bubble|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/15/world/europe/pro-russian-war-bloggers-kremlin.html|first1=Anton|last1=Troianovski|first2=Marc|last2=Santora|work=]|date=15 May 2022|access-date=16 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516030015/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/15/world/europe/pro-russian-war-bloggers-kremlin.html|archive-date=16 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Stepanenko |first1=Kateryna |last2=Kagan |first2=Frederick W. |date=14 May 2022 |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 14 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-14 |access-date=17 May 2022 |publisher=] |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521113140/https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-14 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Battle ==
Russian forces intensified offensive operations around ] and made gains on 23 May. Russian forces launched an assault on the northern part of Lyman and took at least partial control of the city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sievierodonetsk, Avdiivka, Lyman: Russians shell all over front line and kill civilians |url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3490718-sievierodonetsk-avdiivka-lyman-russians-shell-all-over-front-line-and-kill-civilians.html |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=] |date=24 May 2022 |language=en |archive-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526014502/https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3490718-sievierodonetsk-avdiivka-lyman-russians-shell-all-over-front-line-and-kill-civilians.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The Russians intensified its attacks towards the city center the next day, starting street fights. With the support of artillery and aviation, on 25 May, Russian forces continued the offensive towards the settlement of Lyman, capturing about 70% of the city's territory. Ukrainian forces withdrew to the southern settlements of the city, offering fierce resistance, while some soldiers surrendered during the siege.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theatlasnews.co/2022/05/25/russian-ground-forces-claim-to-capture-lyman-city-center/ | title=Russian ground forces claim to capture Lyman city center | date=25 May 2022 | website=Atlas News | access-date=26 May 2022 | archive-date=1 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601062013/https://theatlasnews.co/2022/05/25/russian-ground-forces-claim-to-capture-lyman-city-center/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

After conducting a final evacuation of civilians and leaving supplies for those who decided to stay, the last Ukrainian forces evacuated Lyman on the afternoon of 26 May, destroying the last remaining bridge behind them.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=В офисе Зеленского допустили потерю контроля над Лиманом |url=https://www.rbc.ru/politics/27/05/2022/628ffbdd9a7947f3836a687e |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=РБК |date=27 May 2022 |language=ru |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527054703/https://www.rbc.ru/politics/27/05/2022/628ffbdd9a7947f3836a687e |url-status=live }}</ref> Ukrainian presidential advisor ] said that the city had been captured by Russian forces,<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2022-05-27 |title=Russia squeezes Ukrainian strongholds in eastern Donbas region |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/russia-squeezes-ukrainian-strongholds-in-eastern-donbas-region |access-date=2022-05-27 |work=] |agency=] |language=en |archive-date=28 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528195953/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/russia-squeezes-ukrainian-strongholds-in-eastern-donbas-region |url-status=live }}</ref> a statement confirmed by the ].<ref name="ISW_May26" />

The next day, however, ] said that the battle for control of the city was still ongoing,<ref name=":1" /> and their forces were continuing to hold the southwestern and northeastern districts, while other Ukrainian officials acknowledged most of Lyman, including the city center, was under Russian control.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 27 |date=27 May 2022 |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/latest-developments-in-ukraine-may-27/6591796.html |access-date=2022-05-28 |publisher=] |language=en |quote=Russian forces in eastern Ukraine captured the centre of the railway hub town of Lyman and encircled most of Sievierodonetsk, Ukrainian officials acknowledged on Friday, as Kyiv's forces fell back in the face of Moscow's biggest advance for weeks, though Ukraine insisted its forces were still holding firm at new defensive lines in the eastern Donbas region, Reuters reported. Ukrainian officials acknowledged that Russia had captured most of Lyman. But the defense ministry said forces were still holding out in northeastern and southwestern districts, blocking the Russians from launching an advance towards Sloviansk, a major city a half-hour drive further southwest. |archive-date=28 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528164138/https://www.voanews.com/a/latest-developments-in-ukraine-may-27/6591796.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, the ] also assessed most of the town had come under Russian control by 27 May.<ref name="UK">{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/russia-captures-lyman-ukraine-next-stage-of-ukraine-invasion-uk-intelligence|title=Russia captures strategically important town ahead of 'next stage' of Ukraine invasion: UK intelligence|publisher=]|date=28 May 2022|last=Nerozzi|first=Timothy H.J.|access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> Both Russian-backed separatist forces and the Russian military made separate claims of victory on 27 and 28 May.<ref name="telegraph-20220528">{{cite news |date=28 May 2022 |title=Russia claims seizure of key Ukrainian transport hub in boost for Putin |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/05/28/russia-claims-seizure-key-ukrainian-transport-hub-boost-putin/ |url-access=limited |access-date=28 May 2022 |archive-date=28 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528133035/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/05/28/russia-claims-seizure-key-ukrainian-transport-hub-boost-putin/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-27 |title=Russia takes small cities, aims to widen east Ukraine battle |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-donetsk-9c8eff24e02f795fd411a3edb968c926 |access-date=2022-05-28 |publisher=] |language=en |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527172538/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-donetsk-9c8eff24e02f795fd411a3edb968c926 |url-status=live }}</ref> Early on 30 May, the Ukrainian military acknowledged Russian forces had consolidated in Lyman and were preparing to attack towards ].<ref name="interfax" />

It was reported that during the fighting, a battalion of Ukraine's ] suffered more than 100 killed, while between 200 and 300 soldiers were captured.<ref name="CooperMay29"/>

==Aftermath==
{{Main articles|Second battle of Lyman}}

Russia gained a strategic ] hub, and pushed Ukrainian forces to the right bank of ] until ].

The second battle started on 10 September during ]. By 30 September Ukrainian forces had closed in on the city and cut off the only road left supplying the occupying forces.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Malsin |first1=Jared |title=Ukrainian Forces Move to Surround Russian Troops in Key City as Putin Lays Claim to Regions |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-attack-kills-dozens-of-civilians-in-ukraine-hours-before-planned-annexations-11664531345 |date=30 September 2022 |work=] |access-date=30 September 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

== See also ==
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