{
  "id": 16619538,
  "title": "How Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi pushed back Russian forces in Donbas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/how-ukraines-operation-vivaldi-pushed-back-russian-forces-in-donbas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T15:00:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/how-ukraines-operation-vivaldi-pushed-back-russian-forces-in-donbas/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In May 2026, Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps launched a secret counteroffensive now known as Operation Vivaldi, aiming to strengthen Ukraine’s defensive positions in the Lyman and Sviatohirsk sectors and disrupt Russia’s plans to encircle Ukraine’s key strongholds – the cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/ukraine-russian-strikes-hit-odesa-and-zaporizhzhia-injuring-four",
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      },
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/guided-bombs-on-izium-strikes-on-zaporizhzhia-russian-overnight",
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      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}