The Ukrainian Armed Forces Carried Out A Counteroffensive Near Lyman Under "strict Secrecy"
- 31.08.2026, 18:26
Ukrainian soldiers liberated 200 km².
French OSINT researcher Clément Molin reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully carried out a large-scale counterattack in the Lyman sector. According to him, the operation is still ongoing, but significant results are already evident: Russia may have lost approximately 200 km² of territory or even more.
Molen noted that the Ukrainian side maintained military secrecy very effectively. Thanks to this, the operation did not attract undue attention at a time when the Russian command still needed to urgently deploy reinforcements.
“This means that the Russian command failed to send reinforcements at the decisive moment two months ago, even though they were clearly needed. Now it is too late to salvage anything. About 200 km²—or even more, since the fighting continues—of territory previously under Russian control has now been lost, with part of it already held by Ukraine.
This is a severe blow to the Kremlin, as it will further complicate the offensive on Lyman and Izyum and give Slavyansk time to organize its defense. “It seems the situation may improve after months of an extremely difficult situation, given that the 3rd Army Corps is now responsible for the defense of Slavyansk,” Molen added.
Part of the territory previously controlled by Russia is already held by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Molen expects that in the coming days, various pro-Ukrainian media outlets will begin publishing reports on the results of the Liman counteroffensive.
The loss of territory in the Lyman direction could further complicate the Russian offensive on Lyman and Izyum, as well as give Ukraine more time to prepare its defenses in Slavyansk.
There have been no official reports from the command yet. But the very fact that, according to Molen, Russian reinforcements were not deployed at the critical moment indicates that the Ukrainian side was able to conduct operations covertly and force the enemy to fight at an unfavorable pace.