Ukrainian 3rd Army Corps reclaims salient north of Lyman erasing Russian Sloviansk axis
Ukrainian military forces from the 3rd Army Corps completed the retaking of 150 to 240 square kilometers of territory north of Lyman, completely reversing 18 months of Russian preparation for an offensive push toward Sloviansk. The counter-operation successfully neutralized forward Russian assault lines after heavy localized clashes across the Donetsk sector.
Date: September 12, 2026
Location: Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Conflict: Russia-Ukraine War
Category: ground battle
Severity: HIGH
Source: Euromaidan Press