路透社基辅9月30日电:乌克兰军方发言人周五告诉Suspillne公共广播公司,“乌克兰军队正在东部据点利曼地区包围俄罗斯军队,并将所有进入该地区的后勤路线置于火力控制之下”(Ukrainian forces are encircling Russian troops in the area of the eastern stronghold of Lyman, and have all the logistics routes into the area under fire control)。

报道说,这些说法如果得到证实,则表明就在弗拉基米尔·普京总统准备宣布该地区为俄罗斯的一部之际,俄罗斯在顿巴斯地区的军事行动,正面临新的挫折(if confirmed, suggest Russia is on the cusp of a new setback in its military campaign in the Donbas region as President Vladimir Putin prepares to declare the region part of Russia)。

报道说,乌克兰东部部队发言人Serhii Cherevatyi表示:“事实上,敌人运送弹药和人力的所有通道和后勤路线都处于(乌克兰)火力控制之下”("All the approaches and logistic routes of the enemy, through which they delivered ammunition and manpower, are in fact under fire control (of Ukraine)”。

他说,战斗仍在激烈进行。他说:“我们还不能准确说出夺回地点的细节。因为(士兵)可能会携带并升起国旗,他们正在分享快乐的视频,但战斗仍在继续”。

报道的原标题是《Ukrainian forces encircling Russian units around Lyman stronghold - spokesperson》(发言人:乌克兰部队包围利曼要塞周围的俄罗斯部队)。