Ukraine says it has recaptured 68 square miles of territory north of Lyman in Donetsk, capturing 250 Russian troops during a counter-attack called Operation Vivaldi. The operation matters because Lyman is a key defensive and supply hub, and Kyiv presents its gains as evidence that Russian advances in the region can be reversed.

Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps reportedly converted Soviet-era BTR-60 armoured personnel carriers into remotely controlled vehicles packed with explosives, using them against fortified positions alongside drones, artillery, armour and infantry. The article says the broader offensive killed or wounded 3,000 Russian soldiers and describes a feint before the main push towards Nove; it attributes the figures and account of events to Ukrainian military sources.