CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh visits Lyman in eastern Ukraine hours after Ukraine regained control of the city from Russian forces. #CNN #News
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The hunger is sharp in Lyman but the instinct to survive, even sharper. It’s been exceptionally honed in those Lyman residents who’ve remained through months of fighting, bombing and Russian occupation. And there are a surprisingly large number of them. We see crowds on the outskirts of the town, gathering around a small warehouse where
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