3% — Will Russia capture Lyman by...
Polymarket 3% · 1 contracts · $833 volume · low confidence
Updated 2026-06-19 14:12:55 UTC

Why this matters:
This probability reflects market expectations that Russian forces will capture Lyman, a city in Donetsk that Ukraine recaptured in October 2022, before a specified future date. The 3% level suggests participants assess this outcome as unlikely given current frontline positions and Ukrainian defensive capabilities. The probability would move primarily on changes to the military balance in eastern Ukraine—significant Russian advances or Ukrainian withdrawals in the Donetsk region could raise it, while stabilized front lines or Ukrainian counteroffensives would likely keep it low. The resolution will depend on actual territorial control as confirmed by military sources and open-source intelligence tracking, with any major shifts in the conflict's momentum serving as potential catalysts for probability adjustment.

Key factors:
- Current front-line distance between Russian and Ukrainian forces near Lyman, measurable through satellite imagery and military reports
- Trajectory of Russian territorial gains in Donetsk Oblast over recent months, which would indicate whether momentum supports capture
- Ukrainian force strength and defensive positions in the Lyman area, including fortifications and reserve availability
- Supply line sustainability for either side attempting to hold or capture the city
- Broader ceasefire negotiations or peace agreements that could freeze territorial lines before capture occurs

Contracts:
- Will Russia capture Lyman by...?: May 31 — 3¢ Polymarket $833 (weight 100%)

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## Methodology

SimpleFunctions aggregates live YES-side prices from Kalshi and Polymarket contracts bound to this question. For binary topics the headline is the liquidity-weighted mid-price (weight = log(1 + 24h volume) × freshness, where freshness is 1.0 if updated <24h, 0.7 if <7d, 0.4 otherwise). For multi-outcome (winner-take-all) topics the headline is the current leader's price — disjoint outcomes are never arithmetically averaged. Snapshots refresh every 5 minutes during market hours.

## SF Signal

- SF Index, regime, and 30d Brier calibration are computed separately and surfaced at https://simplefunctions.dev/admin/calibration.
- No SimpleFunctions index / regime / calibration signal is bound to this topic yet — the headline above is market-derived only.

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*Last verified: 2026-06-19T01:20:20.801Z*

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