Biletskyi confirmed Ukrainian offensive near Lyman and revealed some details
"Our operation is called 'Vivaldi'. And Vivaldi, as you know, has four seasons. And this is only the first of them."
Andriy Biletskyi. Video screenshot: RomanBebekh / YouTube
Commander of the Third Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Andriy Biletskyi confirmed the Ukrainian offensive near Lyman.
The offensive operation is named "Vivaldi". It is currently reported that the Third Corps has cleared Novoselivka, Oleksandrivka, Yarova, the vicinity of Koroviy Yar from infiltration and liberated Serednie. General Biletskyi emphasized on social networks that Vivaldi has four seasons, called for information silence, and promised good news in official announcements, writes "Ukrainska Pravda".
"We confirm information about the offensive of the Ukrainian army in the north of Donetsk region. In a regime of information calm, units eliminated enemy infiltration centers and cleared 75 km². Another 10 km² have been de-occupied. A devastating blow was dealt to the combat capability of the 20th and 25th armies of the Russian Federation. Enemy losses at this stage: about 1500 soldiers, more than 12 thousand drones, and hundreds of units of armored vehicles, artillery systems, and automotive equipment.
Simultaneously, unmanned systems units cut off enemy logistical routes. As a result of the corps' strikes, Russian troops moved fuel and lubricants supplies outside Ukraine — to the Voronezh region: the pipeline was dismantled and warehouses were moved," Biletskyi reported.
"There is a lot of information in open sources now that the ultimate goal of our offensive actions is to reach the banks of the Chornyi Zherebets River. But our operation is called 'Vivaldi'. And Vivaldi, as you know, has four seasons. And this is only the first of them. So follow our official announcements and don't rush with spoilers. Good news will come," he added.
On August 26, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi stated that Ukrainian positions in Donetsk region would be reinforced by two renewed groups of troops, led by Denys Prokopenko and Andriy Biletskyi.