Ukraine’s ‘Operation Vivaldi’ pushed Russian forces back around Lyman in the Donbas. Now both armies are massing troops for the next battles farther south.

Ukrainian 3rd Army Corps commander Andriy Biletsky says his forces have pushed Russian troops back across the Chornyi Zherebets River near Lyman as part of an operation he calls 'Vivaldi,' the first of four planned phases. The claim follows a months-long Ukrainian offensive in the area, where Russian units had been trying to reach the Siverskyi Donets River opposite Sloviansk.

Published footage suggests conditions for Russian forces have worsened, but there is no independent confirmation that Ukrainian troops have actually pushed them back across the river. Both sides are reportedly building up forces for fighting further south.

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