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Loss of Lyman Moscow’s biggest setback since Kharkiv counteroffensive; former CIA head says US would hit Russian troops if nuclear weapons usedWhat we know on day 222 of the invasionMoscow’s setbacks on the battlefield are causing it to lose control of Russia’s “information space”, according to the Institute for the Study of War.In a special edition of its daily analysis, the thinktank found that Kremlin propagandists were departing from Moscow’s preferred narrative and openly expressing disappointment with the conduct of Russia’s partial mobilisation, while grieving the loss of the key city of Lyman.Some guests on heavily edited Kremlin television shows that aired on October 1 even criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to annex four Ukrainian oblasts before securing their administrative borders or even the frontline, expressing doubts about Russia’s ability ever to occupy the entirety of these territories. Continue reading...