Over three phases of the “Vivaldi” operation, Ukraine’s Defense Forces thwarted Russian plans to break through to the rear of the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration and stabilized the situation in this sector of the front. Russia suffered more than 5,000 casualties, killed and wounded, while another 250 Russian soldiers were added to Ukraine’s prisoner exchange pool. Since the start of the offensive, Ukraine has reclaimed a total of 176 square kilometers of territory, President Volodymyr Zelens

Over three phases of the “Vivaldi” operation, Ukraine’s Defense Forces thwarted Russian plans to break through to the rear of the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration and stabilized the situation in this sector of the front. Russia suffered more than 5,000 casualties, killed and wounded, while another 250 Russian soldiers were added to Ukraine’s prisoner exchange pool. Since the start of the offensive, Ukraine has reclaimed a total of 176 square kilometers of territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. “Today, we discussed plans for the fourth phase of active operations. A highly promising direction right now is replacing our soldiers with ground-based robotic systems wherever possible. This specific element enabled us to achieve a great deal during ‘Vivaldi.’ We will scale this up so that, as often as possible, drones — rather than soldiers — carry out the most dangerous tasks on the front line,” Zelenskyy said.