General Biletsky Explained How Operation "Vivaldi" Was Kept Secret From The Russians

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' operation was top secret.

Operation “Vivaldi” was kept secret, as there were no reports other than a personal briefing to the commander-in-chief. This was reported by the commander of the Third Army Corps, Brigadier General Andriy Biletsky, during a meeting with journalists, according to “Ukrainska Pravda”.

“Both Commander-in-Chief General Syrsky and Commander-in-Chief General Drapaty knew about the operation, and both agreed that there were no official reports,” Biletsky said.

According to him, there were no other reports, except that he personally reported to the commander-in-chief once every few weeks.

Preparations for the offensive also played an important role, he said.

“Nowadays, you can keep a brigade’s redeployment under wraps for 3–4 days, no more. There’s a massive digital footprint. A brigade has 3,000–4,000 personnel. They have phones, they’re on social media, they call family and friends, and sometimes they post something. It takes intelligence officers just a few days to determine that a brigade has moved to a new area. Confiscating their phones is unrealistic,” Biletsky noted.

Within the Russian “West” group, there were suspicions that something was amiss. But one of the reasons the enemy thought nothing serious was happening was the lack of reinforcements. The Russians concluded that the Ukrainian Armed Forces simply did not have the forces to carry out an offensive operation.

As a reminder, Biletsky previously stated that during the four phases of Operation “Vivaldi,” Ukraine regained control of 16 settlements and 277 km² of territory. According to him, the Russians lost 8,000 soldiers.

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