Ukrainian forces appear already active on the Zherebets River's eastern bank
Two mappers show Ukrainian troops on the eastern bank of the Zherebets River this week, including at Terny. Euromaidan Press suggests this may be Operation Vivaldi being pushed across the river, a risky gamble.
Ukrainian troops have reached the eastern bank of the Zherebets River this week, according to data from two mappers (people who chart the war situation on maps), cited by the news outlet Euromaidan Press. The publication says Ukraine may already be pushing Operation Vivaldi across the river, and describes this as a risky gamble.
Terny as a symbolic location
One of the places where Ukrainian forces appear on the eastern bank is Terny. There, Russian forces crossed the river in 2024 and kept advancing until Operation Vivaldi drove them back. Ukrainian troops are now at the same spot where Russia crossed earlier.
What it means
Euromaidan Press assesses that Ukraine could have begun extending Vivaldi across the river. The available excerpt gives no details on the size or composition of the forces or on Russia's reaction. It also contains no official confirmation from the Ukrainian side, so the picture rests on the mappers' data.
