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Another 101 km² of our land and three liberated settlements. Biletsky summed up the fourth stage of Operation “Vivaldi”
The Third Army Corps, together with attached units, liberated Zeleny Dolyna, Lypove, and Kolodiazi. The Russians lost about 3000 servicemen during this phase.
They managed to foil the Russian plan to encircle Sloviansk and Kramatorsk from the flanks and to secure the Kharkiv–Sloviansk highway. Moreover, the occupiers had to redeploy reserves, which eased the pressure on Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi.
The overall result of “Vivaldi,” according to Biletsky: 277 km² of liberated territory, 16 settlements, and about 8000 enemy losses.
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