Ukraine’s ‘zombie car’ offensive captures 250 Russians

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Ukraine captured 250 Russian soldiers in a sweeping counter-attack using “zombie cars” on the front line for the first time. Brig Gen Andriy Biletsky, the commander of the 3rd Army Corps, said his troops had seized back 68 sq miles of land north of the city of Lyman in Operation Vivaldi. “The enemy was deceived and missed the real strike,” said Brig Gen Biletsky, noting that his troops had feinted towards one village before striking out for Nove, another small settlement whose capture provided a bridgehead for further advances. Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/29/ukraine-captures-250-russians-in-zombie-car-offensive/ #ukraine #russia #warfare ► Sign up to the Telegraph's free new daily newsletter, From the Editor, bringing you the latest news, features and analysis from the Telegraph newsroom: www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/from-the-editor/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Get the latest headlines: www.telegraph.co.uk?WT.

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