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Story summary
- Ukraine recaptured 51 sq km in the Vivaldi operation, raising total reclaimed territory to 176 sq km.
- The operation combined drones, armor, artillery and infantry to repel a Russian pincer attack on Lyman.
- Kyiv says the counterattack shows U.S. President Donald Trump and allies that Russian advances are not inevitable.
- Ukraine air-dropped tiny ground robots and turned BTR-60 armored vehicles into explosive kamikaze robots against Russian fortifications.
