“We were told brigade couldn’t be saved”: Ukraine’s 125th grew its manning 430% and won back 1,500 absent soldiers in one year
Two pickups and a minibus: that was a whole Ukrainian brigade’s fleet a year ago.
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Ukraine’s interceptor crews destroyed thousands of Russian aerial targets during Vivaldi. Jet-powered Shaheds remain a challenge
The battalion’s commander said its work prevented Russian forces from tracking Ukrainian troop movements and striking advancing soldiers.
Russia’s Rubicon hunts Ukrainian drone pilots. In Vivaldi, it became the target, and its morale fell sharply, says the Ukrainian general
Biletskyi noted his corps spent drones without limit on every Rubicon position it found. As the operation ends, he hands the Third Corps to an acting commander.
Ukraine retook Kolodiazi north of Lyman as its drones hit 200-plus Russian vehicles in Operation Vivaldi’s last phase, Ukrainian drone officer says
Kolodiazi was encircled and retaken without street fighting while drones “closed” the sky, the chief of staff of the 60th Mechanized Brigade’s drone battalion says.
Ukraine blocks Russia from outflanking its fortress cities in Donbas, retaking 277 square kilometers and hitting 8,000 Russian troops
“Four seasons of ‘Vivaldi’ are complete. But the music continues. Until we meet again!” the Third Army Corps noted.
Ukraine turned ground robots into a frontline workhorse. Its first competitive tender may reward cheap copies over proven machines, an officer warns
Kyiv opened its first competitive tender for logistics and strike robots—a model a frontline officer warns rewards the cheapest compliant bid and could favor cheap copies over proven machines.
They say Dobropillia is encircled, but they are actually 10+ km away: ISW publishes map disproving Russia’s claim
Russia is using this to divert attention from its setbacks north of Lyman, the think tank says.
Ukraine put robots where its soldiers used to die clearing mines—and lost none
Sent into kill zones too deadly for people, the machines clear paths, mine enemy routes, and evacuate the wounded.
Vivaldi erased Russia’s Lyman pincer. Now Moscow is pushing toward Sloviansk instead
DeepState says Ukraine stopped one Russian approach to its fortified Donetsk cities. Moscow is pressing another.
Vivaldi’s secret weapon was the targeting, not the robots: Third Corps reconnaissance mapped Russian command nodes, then hit them to cause panic
The officer said disrupting command and communications was one of the tasks set directly by the corps commander, with brigade and corps intelligence identifying the areas to strike.
Ukraine retakes ground in a region Russia has fought for years to capture. “Vivaldi” is only getting started but is already “one of the most important victories for Ukraine in 2026”
Ukraine’s Third Army Corps says its counteroffensive has retaken three settlements and 50 square kilometers of occupied territory in northern Donetsk, potentially delaying Russia’s planned offensive in the northern Donbas.
One pincer stalled a year ago, the other has just been broken near Kostiantynivka—Russia’s ring will not close, Ukrainian commander says
Frontal assaults on fortified cities cost far more men and time than closing a ring behind them would have.
Ukraine’s Vivaldi counteroffensive disrupts Russia’s plan to encircle Donetsk Fortress Belt – ISW
Ukrainian forces have likely advanced beyond the territory publicly disclosed by Kyiv, while Russian sources increasingly acknowledge setbacks around Lyman.
“Only the first season” – Ukraine unveils secret counteroffensive in a region Russia has been trying to seize for 12 years
Ukraine says its forces have cleared Russian infiltrators and retaken territory in northern Donetsk, while the broader scope of “Operation Vivaldi” remains undisclosed.
Latvia’s defense minister brings 14 British-made combat vehicles to Ukraine’s frontline “from box”
Anti-FPV drone protection systems will be additionally installed on the vehicles. Latvia previously transferred 42 Patria armored personnel carriers to Ukraine.
Ukrainian drones now roam occupied Luhansk skies — Third Army Corps knocks out Russian logistics in the region
Pilots flew over the regional capital unopposed, then burned Russian vehicles on the oblast's highways, the unit reported.
From drones augmenting infantry to drones replacing it: Ukraine’s Third Army Corps plans 30% robot-for-infantry substitution by end of 2026
Robotic complexes are slated to take on infantry roles.
“Position of strength”: Ukraine has six to nine months to reshape negotiations, says commander of one of top fighting units
His units hold the flank around Sloviansk and force Russia to attack head-on.
“The era of Russian armored assaults is over”: Ukraine’s drones stopped a Russian column near Lyman – then chased it into retreat to finish the job
The Third Army Corps says coordinated drone-artillery strikes have made Russia's armored assault tactics obsolete near Lyman.
“Kyiv in three days” failed. Russia won’t succeed through deception either — Ukrainian commander on war anniversary
"If we abandon Donbas today, what guarantees we won't be forced to abandon Kharkiv, Odesa tomorrow?" Commander's question on anniversary.