AdvertisementUkraine war updates: Russia retreats from a key city it just claimed to annex (Oct. 3)Updated October 04, 2022NPR StafffacebookEmailSoldiers prepare to fire BM-21 Grad rocket launcher toward Russian positions in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Monday. Russia intends to annex Donetsk but Ukrainian forces retook Lyman, a strategic city in the region, on Saturday. (AFP via Getty Images)This article was originally published on October 03, 2022.