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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.

About Ukrainian losses

Ukrainian losses include military casualties and civilian deaths since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022. While Ukraine acknowledges losses on the battlefield, specific casualty figures are rarely made public. International organizations document thousands of confirmed civilian deaths, with actual numbers likely far higher in occupied territories.

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