https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ukraine-claws-back-land-in-the-donbas-thwarting-a-russian-pushContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ukraine-claws-back-land-in-the-donbas-thwarting-a-russian-pushhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ukraine-claws-back-land-in-the-donbas-thwarting-a-russian-push#u114003Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:20:58 +0000Ukrainian forces have recaptured dozens of square miles in the northern Donbas through a months-long counteroffensive dubbed Operation Vivaldi, derailing a planned Russian encirclement. A surprise robot offensive combining ground systems with drones to strike deep into Russian rear positions has exposed vulnerabilities in Vladimir Putin's war machine. While Putin has asserted that the fall of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine is inevitable and will happen rapidly, recent trends indicate that Russia barely expanded its seized territories in September as the Ukrainian operation holds bac