The Ukrainians regained more areas. Details of Operation Vivaldi

Ukraine regained 101 square kilometers of territory

The commander of the 3rd Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Andriy Biletsky, announced the completion of the fourth stage of Operation Vivaldi.

"The 3rd Army Corps and the units assigned to it liberated three more towns: Zelená Dolyna, Lypowe and Kolodiazi (...). During the fourth stage of Operation Vivaldi, the enemy lost about 3,000 soldiers, and Ukraine regained 101 square kilometers of territory," the press service of the 3rd Army Corps reported in the Telegram messenger.

According to Biletsky, the operation of Ukrainian forces, which began with eliminating Russian infiltration, turned into a quick and large-scale offensive, as a result of which the Russians began to lose control of their units and "real chaos began."

“An offensive is also possible with smaller forces.”

The general described the main result of the four stages of Operation Vivaldi as preventing Ukrainian forces from encircling the Slavic-Kramator agglomeration in the Donetsk Oblast, as well as defending the Kharkov-Slovyansk route. As Biłecki added, "the enemy failed to cut the key logistics route of the Ukrainian troop grouping in Donbas."

"Operation Vivaldi proves that an offensive is also possible using smaller forces thanks to asymmetric actions. At the same time, it is possible to maintain stable defense in other areas," the general emphasized.

The Ukrainians defeated the Russians' pincers

Throughout the entire period of Operation Vivaldi, the Ukrainian army regained full control over 16 towns and liberated 277 square kilometers of territory. The losses of Russian troops amounted to 8,000. killed and injured.

Earlier, Biłecki explained that the Russian plan was to encircle the fortress cities from the north and south. The northern wing of the Russian attack was to run through Svyatohirsk towards Barvinkovo, where it was to join forces attacking from the south through the town of Dobropilla.