# How Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi pushed back Russian forces in Donbas

https://mins.news/en/item/116044

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-26 15:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/how-ukraines-operation-vivaldi-pushed-back-russian-forces-in-donbas/

> In May 2026, Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps launched a secret counteroffensive, dubbed Operation Vivaldi, to strengthen defenses in the Lyman and Sviatohirsk sectors and disrupt Russia’s plan to encircle Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. The report also follows Ukrainian military medics traveling from the battlefield to Sweden for a short mental health retreat.

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