Double blow for Putin as Ukraine kills two more of his top commanders and begins to encircle Lyman

Two more senior Russian military and intelligence figures have been killed, bringing yet more woe to Vladimir Putin as Ukraine’s armed forces drive deeper into the eastern Donbas region to liberate more occupied territory.

The first, Aleksei Nagin, was a highly respected commander in the infamous PMC Wagner Group – a private army headed by close Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin – which has been instrumental in supporting Russia’s invasion.

Nagin, a three-time Order of Courage recipient, was killed…