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Ukrainian officials announced that a secret mission called "Operation Vivaldi" used kamikaze ground robots to eliminate 3,000 Russian troops and reclaim 48 square miles of territory in Donetsk. The Third Army Corps of Ukraine's Armed Forces conducted the operation starting in May, deploying the unmanned vehicles via bomber drones up to nine miles behind enemy lines. General Andrii Biletskyi, commander of the Third Army Corps, described it as a historic moment and noted that this tactic caught Russian forces off guard.
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Ukraine's Third Army Corps carried out a groundbreaking mission called Operation Vivaldi, using bomber drones known as Gryphons to drop unmanned ground vehicles behind Russian lines. The mission, which took place in May and concluded last week, involved deploying the robots up to 10 kilometers deep into enemy territory. Cameras on the ground robots captured footage of the attacks, resulting in an estimated 3,000 Russian soldiers being killed or wounded. This operation helped Ukraine recapture five villages and three settlements in the contested Donetsk region, marking a significant tactical shift against Russia's control over about 80% of Donetsk. The use of these "kamikaze" robots represents a world-first in warfare tactics.
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A squad of Ukrainian “kamikaze ground robots” airdropped behind enemy lines have taken out 3,000 Russian soldiers and reclaimed 48 square miles of occupied territory in Donetsk, officials announced.
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The secretive mission, dubbed “Operation Vivaldi,” began in May and wrapped up last week, when the Third Army Corps of the Ukraine’s Armed Forces made details of the feat public.
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“An historic moment,” it boasted on Telegram Thursday.
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it → boast → Telegram
“The Third Army Corps has begun a new stage of the war with the landing of ground robots.”
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Corps → begin → robots
The operation recaptured five villages and three settlements in the contested region of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, one of the two provinces that make up the industrial mineral-rich Donbas that tyrant Vladimir Putin wants to seize.
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Putin → recapture → that
Russia currently occupies about 80% of Donetsk.
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Russia → occupy → Donetsk
“We’re the first in the world to use this tactic — dropping ground robots,” Gen. Andrii Biletskyi, commander of the Third Army Corps, said on YouTube.
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Biletskyi → ’re → YouTube
Bomber drones were used to drop the small but mighty unmanned ground vehicles, or UGVs, up to 9 miles behind the Russian frontline.
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drones → use → frontline
Cameras mounted atop the four-wheeled robots captured the surprise operation.
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Cameras → mount → operation
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The unit completed more than 15,700 missions, targeting Russian command posts, shelters, logistics hubs and river crossings.
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unit → complete → posts
“The enemy expects the threat from the sky, not the ground,” Biletskyi said.
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Biletskyi → expect → sky
“Where the enemy least expected it, dead and wounded Russian soldiers appeared.”
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soldiers → expect → it
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