Ukrainian forces advance in key eastern battlefield, senior commander says
Ukrainian forces also captured more than 250 Russian soldiers and said the offensive has reclaimed 176 square kilometers since it began.
- On September 28, the Third Army Corps liberated five settlements including Nove, Ridkodub, and Katerynivka while regaining control of Karpivka and Novomykhailivka, reclaiming 51 square kilometers and bringing total Operation Vivaldi gains to 176 square kilometers.
- Third Army Corps Commander Brigadier General Andrii Biletskyi explained that Russians incorrectly anticipated attacks near Shandryholove-Zelena Dolyna, causing them to squander reserves while the actual strike successfully targeted Nove.
- To penetrate Russian defenses, the Third Army Corps deployed modified Soviet-era BTR-60 armored personnel carriers as robotic kamikaze systems. The Third Assault Brigade also deployed NC13 strike UGVs, known as "Gryphons," more than 10 kilometers behind enemy lines.
- During the operation, Russian occupiers lost 2,000 troops, with over 250 soldiers taken prisoner. The Third Army Corps reported entire Russian units, including officers, drone pilots, and artillery personnel, surrendered in groups.
- Ukrainian forces designated this phase as a turning point in Operation Vivaldi, following the clearing of 75 square kilometers during the first phase and establishing significant momentum on the bridgehead.
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In northern Donetsk, the third body of the Ukrainian armed forces claims the release of several localities and the capture of more than 250 Russian soldiers following an offensive carried out under tactical deception. ...
The counteroffensive allegedly inflicted some 2,000 casualties on the Russians and captured 250 prisoners of war
Kiev announced the operation in mid-September, but sources say it began in late spring. In total, they have recaptured 176 sq km, while the Russians count thousands of casualties.
Ukraine outfoxes Russia near Donetsk’s fortress belt with Soviet BTR-60s rebuilt as kamikaze robots, storms a key hub and takes 250 Russian prisoners
Russia burned its reserves on a feint while the 3rd Army Corps took Nove, closing Vivaldi's decisive third season, its commander says.
The Third Army Corps has brought an area of 51 square kilometres back under its control, says a Ukrainian Brigadier General.
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