The Ukrainian Armed Forces have liberated several settlements in the northern Donetsk region as part of the "Vivaldi" operation. This was reported by the Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander of the Third Army Corps, Petro Horbatyanko, during a broadcast on "Suspilne".
Horbatyanko noted that the first stage of the operation is ongoing, and the losses of the Russian army in terms of killed, wounded, and captured exceed expectations. "The enemy in this area is defeated and disorganized. They are trying to redeploy special forces units to close the breach, simply grinding them down without achieving any success," he stated.
He also added that new results of the operation and additional data on the advance will be announced later. The names of the liberated settlements are currently not disclosed. Horbatyanko emphasized that the defense forces "cannot help but take advantage of the enemy's foolishness and self-deception."