#Operation Vivaldi
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Operation Vivaldi is a multi-phase counteroffensive conducted by Ukraine's 3rd Assault Army in the Donetsk region. Across three phases, Ukrainian forces liberated 176 km² of territory, captured over 250 Russian troops, and inflicted more than 5,000 casualties on Russian forces. The operation featured a battlefield bluff that deceived Russia about the main axis of attack, as well as the world's first airborne robot assault behind enemy lines using UGVs delivered by heavy bomber drones.
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-016c2202c347e770466d89db2c30f8a5.jpg "Ukrainian soldiers train with armed ground robots at an undisclosed location in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on September 3, 2025.")
![Operation Vivaldi, Phase Three: Russia Fell for Ukraine’s Battlefield Bluff, Lost 2,000 Troops and Key Bridgehead]( "Operation Vivaldi, Phase Three: Russia Fell for Ukraine’s Battlefield Bluff, Lost 2,000 Troops and Key Bridgehead")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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Ukraine’s Third Army Corps says it cleared another 51 km² in the third phase of Operation Vivaldi, liberated the key settlement of Nove, and inflicted around 2,000 personnel losses on Russian forces after deceiving them about the counteroffensive’s main axis of attack.![Soldiers from the Striletskyi special forces police battalion of the National Police operate a Ukrainian 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on January 23, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Soldiers from the Striletskyi special forces police battalion of the National Police operate a Ukrainian 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on January 23, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![Photo of Dariia Mykhailenko]( "Photo of Dariia Mykhailenko")
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Ukraine’s Third Army Corps has regained 51 square kilometers and five settlements during the third phase of Operation Vivaldi, bringing the total territory retaken in the offensive to 176 square kilometers.![An explosion during an operation involving Ukrainian unmanned ground vehicles deployed behind Russian lines. (Source: Third Army Corps)]( "An explosion during an operation involving Ukrainian unmanned ground vehicles deployed behind Russian lines. (Source: Third Army Corps)")
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![Photo of Dariia Mykhailenko]( "Photo of Dariia Mykhailenko")
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Ukraine’s Third Army Corps has combined aerial and ground drones in a first-of-its-kind operation, using heavy bombers to deploy strike robots deep behind Russian lines during its Operation Vivaldi.![Operation Vivaldi Is Back for Season 2—Ukraine Has Now Liberated 50 Sq Km From Russian Forces]( "Operation Vivaldi Is Back for Season 2—Ukraine Has Now Liberated 50 Sq Km From Russian Forces")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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Operation Vivaldi is pushing Russian forces back in the Donetsk sector, with Ukraine taking control of more than 100 square kilometers and proving it can successfully conduct offensive operations and drive Russian troops from their positions.![Graphic illustrating Ukraine’s Third Army Corps’ Operation Vivaldi against Russia’s 20th Army, 25th Army, and 1st Tank Army.]( "Graphic illustrating Ukraine’s Third Army Corps’ Operation Vivaldi against Russia’s 20th Army, 25th Army, and 1st Tank Army.")
![Map showing areas cleared by Ukrainian forces during a counteroffensive in northern Donetsk region, covering approximately 75 square kilometers. (Source: Oleksandr Manukians/UNITED24 Media)]( "Map showing areas cleared by Ukrainian forces during a counteroffensive in northern Donetsk region, covering approximately 75 square kilometers. (Source: Oleksandr Manukians/UNITED24 Media)")
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![Photo of Dariia Mykhailenko]( "Photo of Dariia Mykhailenko")
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- War in Ukraine
Ukrainian forces have launched Operation Vivaldi, a counteroffensive in northern Donetsk region that has cleared 75 square kilometers of Russian infiltration positions, regained control of several settlements, and inflicted significant losses on Russian forces.
-b4b52cbf49ab2029b21c398e58c692c8.jpg "Operation Vivaldi, Phase Three: Russia Fell for Ukraine’s Battlefield Bluff, Lost 2,000 Troops and Key Bridgehead")
-e29925be9ebc1a8f717a4acbc6580b6c.png "Operation Vivaldi Is Back for Season 2—Ukraine Has Now Liberated 50 Sq Km From Russian Forces")
