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Analysis: Through the fog of war, Ukraine reveals 'Operation Vivaldi' counterattack near Lyman
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Analysis: Through the fog of war, Ukraine reveals 'Operation Vivaldi' counterattack near Lyman

by Francis Farrell

Ukrainian forces under the command of the 3rd Army Corps are conducting a series of counterattacks north of the front-line city of Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, corps commander Brig. Gen. Andrii Biletskyi confirmed on Sept. 15. "The 3rd Army Corps has launched an offensive operation in this direction under the name Vivaldi," Biletskyi said. "This operation is being conducted under conditions of maximum information silence." Biletskyi said Ukrainian troops had cleared 75 square kilometers in northe

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