Amid all the "joy" of referendums, and and the Joy of being united with Russia, there was a little bad news for Putin and his party-goers.
Ukrainian forces have all but encircled the major rail hub Lyman.
Putin Suffers Most Humiliating Ukraine Defeat YetMoscow celebrated the annexation of huge swathes of Eastern Ukraine Friday but President Vladimir Putin’s party was wrecked by a lightning counter-attack that may have trapped thousands of his men in a key city supposedly now part of Russia.
“Pro-Kremlin forces have conceded that the Ukrainians have made major gains in the region and are close to cutting off the Russian staging post in northern Donetsk, which has been under Russian control since July. An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky tweeted that Russian forces would have to “ask for an exit from Lyman” if they want to surrender, adding, “Only if, of course, those in the Kremlin are concerned for their soldiers.”
More here: https://www.thedailybeast.com/putin-...man-in-donetsk
That's a mighty big "if."