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Inside Operation Vivaldi — how Ukraine uses drones, robots to liberate territory in Donetsk Oblast

DONETSK OBLAST — On a screen, live footage from a reconnaissance drone shows two men in Ukrainian pixel camouflage dashing in short bursts through the ruins of apartment buildings. Then they vanish into a basement. It is late summer, and the 3rd Army Corps and attached units are fully engaged in a counteroffensive in the Lyman sector called Operation Vivaldi. Russian forces are trying to recapture Lyman, a city in Donetsk Oblast that Russian officials have claimed their forces control. Ukrainia

Tsyhan assembles a Dart in the Lyman sector, Ukraine, on Aug. 11, 2026.

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Ukraine has a number of law enforcement agencies that investigate criminal activity ranging from corruption and financial fraud to organized crime, as well as war crimes committed by Russia. The National Police, Security Service of Ukraine, and State Bureau of Investigation handle cases across multiple jurisdictions, with specialized units addressing wartime offenses, including collaboration with Russian occupying forces.

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