# Zelensky says over 10,000 Russian troops killed or wounded this week as Ukraine advances near Lyman

https://mins.news/en/item/75997

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-27 13:35 UTC
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- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-says-over-10-000-russian-troops-killed-or-wounded-this-week-as-ukrainian-military-advances-in-lyman-sector/

> President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces killed or wounded 10,660 Russian troops over the past week while advancing in the Lyman sector of Donetsk Oblast. He said video evidence supported every reported loss, but the figures could not be independently verified. The heaviest fighting was reported near Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka and Lyman.

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