Operation Vivaldi

Operation Vivaldi Phase IV frees three villages, thwarts Russian pincer move

The 3rd Army Corps and other Ukrainian units liberated 101 sq km and three villages in the fourth stage of "Operation Vivaldi," Brig. Gen. Biletskyi said on Oct. 14.

14 October, 11:42 AM

Operation Vivaldi sets precedent for new military cooperation between branches – veteran Dykyi

Ukrainian war veteran and former Aidar Battalion company commander Yevhen Dykyi told Radio NV that Operation Vivaldi established an unprecedented model of cooperation among different branches of the military.

9 October, 01:02 PM

Ukrainian troops achieved historic 10-to-1 casualty ratio in Vivaldi push

Ukrainian assault forces suffered ten times fewer casualties than defending Russian troops during Operation Vivaldi, veteran Yevhen Dykyi said in an interview with Radio NV on Oct. 9.

9 October, 08:59 AM

Dykyi: Drapatyi reforms put Ukraine’s military in its best position in years

Yevhen Dykyi, a veteran of the Russia-Ukraine war, former company commander in the Aidar Battalion and director of the National Antarctic Scientific Center, spoke in an interview with Radio NV about military reforms under Ukraine's new commander-in-chief, Mykhailo Drapatyi, the significance of Operation Vivaldi and the broader overhaul of the military.

7 October, 06:40 PM

How Ukraine rebuilt its troubled 60th Brigade for Operation Vivaldi

Ukraine's 60th Separate Mechanized Inhulets Brigade was defending positions on the Lyman front long before Operation Vivaldi began. Its path to the counteroffensive was far from straightforward: a corruption scandal, the loss of several positions, a transfer to the Third Army Corps and a sweeping overhaul of its command structure.

6 October, 05:04 PM

Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps shows drone strikes on Russian troops during Operation Vivaldi

Fighters of the 3rd Army Corps released a selection of footage showing how they use drones to kill Russian troops during Operation Vivaldi in a video published on the 3rd Army Corps' Telegram channel on Oct. 5.

5 October, 04:43 PM

Russian POWs captured near Lyman recount frontline abandonment and neglect

Russian soldiers captured near Lyman were abandoned without food, water, or medics, combat medics from Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps told NV on Oct. 5.

5 October, 09:50 AM

Russia lost 81 square kilometers in September despite Putin’s 1,301 claim — ISW

Russian President Vladimir Putin dramatically exaggerated Russia’s battlefield gains in Ukraine in September 2026, claiming his forces captured 1,301 square kilometers (502 square miles) when they actually suffered a net territorial loss, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Oct. 2.

3 October, 02:35 PM

Over 250 Russian troops captured after units surrounded without food or water

More than 250 Russian troops, including officers, were captured during the third phase of Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi after Russian units were encircled and left without adequate food or water, Lt. Col. Petro “Rollo” Horbatenko, chief of staff of Ukraine’s Third Army Corps, told NV.

3 October, 10:38 AM

Operation Vivaldi blocks Russian assaults on Slovyansk

Operation Vivaldi may impede Russian attempts to storm the city of Slovyansk, according to an Oct. 1 report from the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

2 October, 11:23 AM

Russian advances drop to negative rates in September amid heavy frontline losses — ISW

Ukrainian defense forces regained control of nearly 300 square kilometers from March through September 2026, the Institute for the Study of War wrote on Oct. 1.

2 October, 11:15 AM

Kovalenko: Ukraine retakes nearly 1,000 square kilometers in 2026

Ukraine’s Defense Forces have liberated about 1,000 square kilometers of territory in 2026, military and political analyst Oleksandr Kovalenko of the Information Resistance group said on Radio NV.

1 October, 11:44 AM

Zelenskyy: Russian Lyman offensive failed completely

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with officers of the 3rd Army Corps at a command post in eastern Ukraine, congratulating them on the success of Operation Vivaldi, Zelenskyy said on Sept. 30.

30 September, 08:24 PM

Zelenskyy visits Lyman command post as Ukraine presses Operation Vivaldi

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi and Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara on Sept. 30, ahead of Ukraine’s Defenders Day, visited the command post of the 66th Separate Mechanized Brigade named for Prince Mstyslav the Brave in the Lyman sector, Zelenskyy wrote on his official social media accounts.

30 September, 04:58 PM

Russia publishes old videos to deny Ukrainian liberation of frontline settlements — ISW

Russian MoD published archival 2025 video footage from settlements newly liberated in Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi in a bid to portray the clips as current, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Sept. 29.

30 September, 10:00 AM

Ukrainian troops turn old APCs into unmanned bombs to breach Russian defenses

During Operation Vivaldi, troops from the Third Assault Brigade carried out a unique sabotage maneuver in Nove and Katerynivka in the Lyman sector, converting old military vehicles into unmanned kamikaze ground vehicles and blowing up Russian troops.

29 September, 12:25 PM

Russian milbloggers blame false reports as Ukraine advances near Lyman

Ukraine’s Defense Forces’ Operation Vivaldi offensive is fueling debate among Russian so-called war correspondents over how widespread false reporting within the Russian military is harming Russian occupation forces and contributing to Ukrainian successes in the Lyman sector.

29 September, 11:28 AM

More than 250 Russian troops taken prisoner during Operation Vivaldi — photo

Ukrainian forces captured more than 250 Russian soldiers during the third phase of Operation Vivaldi, the 3rd Army Corps announced on September 28.

28 September, 01:46 PM

Ukraine's Third Army Corps reclaims 51 square kilometers and frees five towns in Donetsk Oblast

Ukraine's Third Army Corps has reclaimed another 51 square kilometers of territory in Donetsk Oblast, liberating five settlements and bringing the total area recovered during its ongoing counteroffensive to 176 square kilometers, according to Brigadier General Andrii Biletskyi.

28 September, 12:13 PM

First photos from liberated Shandryholove show village virtually wiped out

The village of Shandryholove in northern Donetsk Oblast has been almost completely destroyed, with the frontline sweeping directly through the settlement four separate times over the past five years, the 66th Mechanized Brigade reported on Sept. 24.

24 September, 02:00 PM

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