Third Army Corps

Ukraine's Third Army Corps says entire Russian units have been surrendering to Ukrainian forces, with more than 250 Russian soldiers taken prisoner in recent stages of the operation codenamed "Vivaldi" alone. Ukrainian officials present the mass surrenders as evidence of collapsing morale and weakening loyalty among Russian troops to their command. The figures come from Ukrainian sources and have not been independently verified.

Ukraine has sent grenade-launcher equipped ground robots to attack Russian shelters while its infantry stayed out of direct contact, with operators controlling the assault from positions tens of kilometers away. Ukraine's Third Army Corps said no one has used similar tactics in this war before, and United24 reported the operation. The attack highlights how unmanned systems are increasingly replacing troops in frontline assaults.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the command post of the Third Army Corps, where he met with soldiers carrying out Operation 'Vivaldi' and discussed with them plans for a fourth season of active operations. The operation appears to be an ongoing military campaign, and the meeting signals continued planning of offensive or defensive activity.