Ukraine liberates Shandryholove, Derylove and secures Drobysheve

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KyivPost

Ukrainian Defense Forces said they liberated Shandryholove and Derylove and established full control over Drobysheve in the Lyman municipality during the second phase of operation Vivaldi led by the 3rd Army Corps. The corps reported that units across both phases recovered 125 square kilometers and formally de-occupied 50 square kilometers, while Russian casualties exceeded 3,000 personnel with roughly 800 killed. Commanders credited integrated preparatory fires, electronic warfare, and novel unmanned ground complexes air-dropped by heavy bomber drones more than 10 kilometers into enemy rear. The advances commanders say have degraded three Russian combined-arms formations and could reshape local operational dynamics.

Ukraine recovered 125 square kilometers and liberated multiple settlements.