# Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi foils Russia’s plan to encircle the Donbas, ISW analysis shows

https://mins.news/en/item/93580

- euronews, 2026-10-09 17:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/09/ukraines-operation-vivaldi-foils-russias-plan-to-encircle-the-donbas-isw-analysis-shows

> Ukraine’s counter-offensive on the Lyman axis broke the northern arm of a Russian pincer aimed at encircling Ukrainian-held Donetsk, reclaiming up to 176 square kilometres and pushing Russian units onto the defensive, the Washington-based think tank said.

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