Zelensky outlines Lyman counteroffensive as Ukraine expands strikes and seeks more support
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Ukraine is preparing a fourth phase of Operation Vivaldi, its counteroffensive around Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday. According to Zelensky, the first three phases retook 176 square kilometers, captured 250 Russian soldiers and inflicted more than 5,000 Russian casualties. He said the operation had stabilized the front near the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk area and highlighted the use of ground robotic systems to reduce troops’ exposure to danger.
Marking Ukraine’s Day of Defenders on Oct. 1, Zelensky said Ukrainian forces had struck a Black Sea target, a drone launch-and-storage site in Russia’s Oryol Oblast, an oil facility in Samara Oblast and a military supply depot in Bryansk Oblast. Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi said Ukraine was emphasizing drones, precision strikes and other technology over numerical strength.
Zelensky has also said Russia has begun an additional mobilization. “Madyar” said Moscow could send as many as 300,000 additional personnel to the front by year’s end.
The developments came amid renewed discussion with Washington over military aid, sanctions and Ukrainian strikes inside Russia. Zelensky said President Donald Trump approved licensing Ukraine to manufacture Patriot interceptors. Trump separately said Zelensky had agreed to ease strikes on Russian refineries, while Zelensky said no such pressure was applied during their private meeting. Following Russian attacks that Zelensky said killed two people and injured 14, he urged Trump and European leaders to impose stronger sanctions on Moscow. He also said he had asked Trump to press Chinese President Xi Jinping regarding Vladimir Putin.
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