The Third Army Corps has released exclusive footage of infantry at work during the offensive operation ‘Vivaldi’, filmed by fighters on GoPro cameras in the settlements of Novoselivka, Oleksandrivka, Yarova, Korovii Yar and Serednie.
Front-line video showed the elimination of infiltrated Russian forces during the first season of the operation.
The military stressed that a key factor in the success was systematic strikes on field fuel depots in Luhansk region. Brigadier General Andrii Biletskyi said that thanks to the effective work of unmanned systems units and mid-range strikes, the enemy was forced to shut down the pipeline it had been using to supply fuel from Russia. As a result, the Russians moved supplies of fuels and lubricants to Voronezh region, and the evacuation distance for the enemy division’s equipment increased by around 250 km.
The destruction of logistics took place in two stages: first, strike drones isolated a belt up to 50 km from the front line, and later this zone was expanded to 120 km. Meanwhile, Ukrainian UAVs struck key logistics points, ammunition depots, communications hubs, command posts and the occupiers’ transport. During the first stage of the operation, the corps’ unmanned systems units carried out 36,000 strike missions.
Because of the regular attacks, the enemy is being forced to disperse depots in forests and on Russian territory, which slows supplies to the front line. Fuel shortages directly within the occupiers’ units limit their use of UAVs and electronic warfare systems, increasing the effectiveness of Ukraine’s precision-guided weapons.
- Earlier, Biletskyi said that during the first season of Operation ‘Vivaldi’, the Third Army Corps eliminated enemy infiltration across an area of 75 km², liberated 10 km² of Ukrainian territory and took Russian soldiers prisoner.
- ‘Vivaldi’ had until now been conducted under a complete information blackout.