Ukrainian forces advance in key eastern battlefield, senior commander says
- During Operation Vivaldi, Brigadier General Andrii Biletskyi's 3rd Army Corps retook about 125 sq km near Lyman in the Donetsk region, including Shandryholove and Drobysheve, according to Kyiv Post on September 23.
- Moving away from rigid Soviet-era models, the corps implemented a flexible command structure that Colonel Rodion Kudryashov noted allowed better coordination between reconnaissance units to counter Russian infiltration tactics effectively.
- Innovating beyond infantry assaults, Ukrainian units airlifted remote-controlled ground robots, known as Gryphon, deep behind Russian lines. Commander Darwin of the 2nd Mechanised Battalion stated, "It makes the war safer for our soldiers."
- Russian forces face false claims of encircling Dobropillya, which the Institute for the Study of War debunked on September 16. Finance Minister Anton Siluanov conceded the federal budget deficit reached $68bn, straining resources amid battlefield losses.
- Strategic projections indicate Russia's plans to bypass the Donbas Fortress Belt are now "unfeasible" following Ukraine's consolidation of gains. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated defending eastern lands remains critical as Russia struggles with stalling economic conditions.
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The Russian armed forces will complete the release of the Donetsk People's Republic much faster than the Ukrainian authorities and European politicians expect, said President Vladimir Putin. The Russian forces will completely release the territory of the DNR much faster than forecast in Kiev and Western countries, transmits the RIA News. This was announced by the President in a speech at the plenary session of the XXIII of the annual internation…
The Ukrainian army recovered land in the eastern Donetsk region in September, following a counter-offensive attempt to remove the front line of two key cities for its defense, Slovaksk and Kramatorsk. Called "Vivaldi, this operation launched at the beginning of September allowed Ukrainian forces to recapture 172 km2 from the territory occupied by Russians. The information comes from a ...
For months, the Kremlin did not know that the Russian army was withdrawing from important areas.
That day, the head of state visited the Lymansky section of the front in the Donetsk Oblast. Operation Vivaldi in Donbas – At the command post of the Third Army Corps, I met with soldiers conducting Operation Vivaldi. This is a major operation, crucial in many respects for our defense in general, and in Donbas in particular. During its three seasons, the Ukrainian Defense Forces thwarted Russian plans to break through to the rear of the Slavonia…
The Ukrainian army reportedly resumed more than 175 km2 in the Donbass, and Russia lost nearly 5,000 men during the fighting.
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