The Ingenious Way Ukraine Caught Russia Completely Off Guard

I examine Operation Vivaldi, the Ukrainian 3rd Army Corps campaign north of Liman, where the corps says it retook 40 square kilometers in its second phase and liberated Shandrohovo, Derilov, and Drobyshev. I compare those claims with Russian statements, Russian milblogger reporting, geolocated footage, DeepState mapping, and ISW’s assessment that Moscow portrayed the battlefield inaccurately. The most consequential reported tactic was heavy multirotor “Baba Yaga” drones delivering kamikaze unmanned ground vehicles more than 10 kilometers behind Russian lines. I trace how UGVs moving ahead of infantry, electronic warfare suppressing Russian reconnaissance, artillery, and strikes on command posts, logistics, and reserves may have enabled a flanking maneuver. The stakes extend beyond Liman: pressure on the 1st Guards Tank Army, 20th Combined Arms Army, and 25th Combined Arms Army could complicate Russia’s anticipated autumn approach to Donetsk. 00:00 Operation Vivaldi and the Liman salient 02:22 Ukraine’s territorial gains in Vivaldi’s second phase 04:07 The 3rd Army Corps and Russian force losses 07:06 Command initiative, infantry, and combined arms 10:00 Strikes on Russian logistics and rear areas 12:14 What Liman means for Russia’s Donbas offensive 14:42 Project Constantine and support for Ukraine #UkraineWar #OperationVivaldi #Liman #DroneWarfare #RussianInvasion #Donbas Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship. Fundraisers video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMTs6amkGUg and Here is the direct link to the Ukraine Support Bridge: https://ukrainesupportbridge.com/ - Ukrainian Refugee M's Room and Board is covered for this year. It is not for the rest of her time at CSU. I will be pushing on the other fundraisers for now, but if you still wish to give to make that whole (Aprox 48K total), here is the direct link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-ms-journey-at-charleston-southern-university?attribution_id=sl:2708fb35-6c96-49b9-a5f9-6b7567483de6&amp;lang=en_US&amp;ts=1786462653&amp;utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&amp;utm_content=amp30-treatment-3&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link ***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: ***** Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes YouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership 🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: ***** 🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperience Amazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address) https://a.co/iodWsUK Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/... Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USA https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html 🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse: <a href='https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&amp;utm_med