Ukraine Donetsk Counteroffensive
Ukraine Recaptures 176 Square Kilometers in Northern Donetsk Counteroffensive
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Ukraine says the latest phase of Operation Vivaldi in northern Donetsk recaptured 51 square kilometers, bringing its claimed total gains to 176 square kilometers, and liberated Ridkodub, Nove and Katerynivka while regaining control of Karpivka and Novomykhailivka. Ukrainian commanders report more than 2,000 Russian losses and over 250 troops captured; the battlefield claims have not been independently verified. The counteroffensive around Lyman aims to blunt a Russian advance that could threaten Ukrainian supply lines and the wider defensive network. Russia separately claimed advances in two villages, while reported Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least three civilians and wounded 41; those claims also could not be independently verified.
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The Third Army Corps said it used converted Soviet-era BTR-60 armored personnel carriers as kamikaze vehicles to destroy Russian fortifications, as well as ground robots to attack Russian positions.
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The corps commander said deception operations were among the most important factors in Ukraine’s success, helping convince Russian forces of a different main direction of attack.
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Ukraine’s Third Army Corps said it hoped to exchange the captured Russian troops for Ukrainian soldiers held in Russian captivity.
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The corps said the operation was made public only on September 15, although Russian pro-war Telegram channels and open-source intelligence researchers had tracked Ukrainian attacks in the area since late spring.
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Ukrainian officials framed the counterattacks as a message to allies, particularly the Trump administration, that Russian gains in Donetsk are not inevitable and that Kyiv’s defenses and Western support will not simply collapse.
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