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Ukraine’s secret Donetsk counteroffensive blocks Russian encirclement attempt
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Story summary
- Major Maksym Zhorin said Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps succeeded in a secret Donetsk counteroffensive.
- Operation Vivaldi stopped Russia’s attempt to encircle the Fortress Belt of Donetsk cities.
- Brigadier General Andrii Biletskyi reported Russian pincers at Barvinkove were defeated south of Donetsk.
- Ukrainian forces used a protective-drone electronic-warfare system to neutralize about 20,000 Russian drones.
- Analyst Giorgi Revishvili said the silence forced Russian troops to operate with incomplete information.
