3rd Corps liberates 40 sq km on Lyman axis amid first-ever ground robot airdrop
Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps executed the world's first combat airdrop of ground kamikaze robots into enemy rear lines and advanced another 40 square kilometers, the command reported on Sept. 21.
On September 21, Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps announced the successful liberation of 40 square kilometers of territory along the Lyman axis. This marked the completion of a historic campaign phase, totaling 125 square kilometers reclaimed since the start of Operation Vivaldi. The corps achieved this by executing the world's first combat airdrop of ground kamikaze robots into enemy rear lines, delivered by heavy bomber drones of the 3rd Assault Brigade.
Ukrainian forces strategically bypassed through natural ravines and gulleys to take control of the villages of Shandryholove and Derylove, as well as Drobysheve. The operation also saw Ukrainian air defense and electronic warfare formations successfully jamming and blinding Russian reconnaissance and strike drones, hindering their ability to disrupt the offensive plan.
Since the beginning of Operation Vivaldi, Russian forces have suffered over 3,000 casualties. This victory in the Lyman axis not only expanded Ukrainian territorial gains but also pinched enemy reserves, preventing the redeployment of substantial forces to reinforce the Kupyansk axis.
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