⚡️🇺🇦🇷🇺 — Commander Andriy Biletsky said Ukraine’s Third Army Corps had liberated Nove, Ridkodub and Katerynivka and restored control over Karpivka and Novomykhailivka, reporting 2,000 Russian personnel losses and more than 250 prisoners captured; he said the third “Vivaldi” phase had been “a turning point for the entire operation,” with Ukrainian forces reclaiming another 51 km² and 176 km² since the offensive began.

Biletsky identified Nove as the phase’s main objective and a key Russian hub on the bridgehead, stating that “who controls the heights around this settlement controls the initiative on the bridgehead”; he said Russian forces had been convinced that Shandryholove–Zelena Dolyna was the main axis of attack, prompting them to expend reserves in counterattacks there, while “the Russians missed the real strike, which was concentrated on the capture of Nove.”

➡️ The corps deployed what Biletsky described as proprietary robotic kamikaze systems to breach defenses and destroy fortifications. This technical conversion repurposes Soviet 8×8 BTR-60 APCs into unmanned ground vehicles, stripping the troop-carrying infrastructure to deliver a high-yield explosive payload against hardened structures while retaining original platform mobility.

➡️ The 3rd Border Detachment reportedly restored full control over Ridkodub and rapidly established defenses on the newly secured lines, while the 10th Mobile Border Detachment “DOZOR” participated in the assault operations.

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