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Ukraine’s Third Corps captures 250+ troops with robotic drones

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 11:19 PM UTC · How we work

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Ukraine Corps Captures

Ukraine’s Third Army Corps captured more than 250 Russian troops using robotic drones and “Trojan” armored carriers.
The corps reclaimed 51 square kilometers and five settlements during the third phase of Operation Vivaldi.
Russian forces lost around 2,000 personnel, and President Zelensky said 5,000 troops were wounded or killed.
Ukraine converted Soviet-era BTR-60 APCs into unmanned “Trojan” strike vehicles and deployed land drones over 10 km behind Russian lines.

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Russian POWs Starve

Russian POWs survived weeks without food or water, drinking urine and eating mud.
A captured deputy commander lost over 60 kg in six months and witnessed starvation deaths.
Milblogger “Management Speaks” reported radios were switched off, preventing troops from requesting aid.
Ukrainian OSINT analysts were asked to delay map releases to avoid alerting the Russian General Staff.
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Ukraine Corps Captures

Ukraine’s Third Army Corps captured more than 250 Russian troops using robotic drones and “Trojan” armored carriers.
The corps reclaimed 51 square kilometers and five settlements during the third phase of Operation Vivaldi.
Russian forces lost around 2,000 personnel, and President Zelensky said 5,000 troops were wounded or killed.
Ukraine converted Soviet-era BTR-60 APCs into unmanned “Trojan” strike vehicles and deployed land drones over 10 km behind Russian lines.

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