ISW: Ukraine repeats its "Vivaldi" approach near Kramatorsk and pushes Russian forces back across the Siverskyi Donets
The US-based think tank ISW says Ukrainian forces near Kramatorsk are repeating their earlier "Vivaldi" approach and pushing Russian troops back across the Siverskyi Donets river. Even Russian military bloggers now acknowledge Ukrainian gains east of Sloviansk.
Ukrainian forces in Donetsk region are rerunning their "Vivaldi" playbook outside Kramatorsk and pushing Russian troops back across the Siverskyi Donets river, according to an assessment by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a US-based think tank. Euromaidan Press reported the finding on 9 October.
The publication says Russian milbloggers, who generally support the war effort, now concede Ukrainian gains east of Sloviansk. The changes they acknowledge include a river crossing toward a key height.
The available source excerpt does not explain what the "Vivaldi" approach involves, where the height is located, or how much ground Ukraine has gained. Those questions remain open until fuller details of the ISW assessment are available.
