# Ukraine touts gains from Operation Vivaldi as Russia claims major encirclements. What’s really happening on the battlefield?

https://mins.news/en/item/86316

- Meduza, 2026-10-05 11:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/05/ukraine-touts-gains-from-operation-vivaldi-as-russia-claims-major-encirclements-what-s-really-happening-on-the-battlefield

> Russian and Ukrainian forces are attacking in different sectors of the front amid intensified negotiations mediated by Donald Trump and competing public-relations campaigns. Kyiv says Operation Vivaldi near Lyman, Donetsk region, has entered its third phase, while open-source footage indicates Ukrainian troops are pushing Russian forces from their first defensive line. Russia is seeking breakthroughs toward the Kramatorsk-Sloviansk urban area, and Ukraine is counterattacking to stop it.

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