Ukraine unveils secret counteroffensive, codenamed Vivaldi

Ukraine has revealed a secret counteroffensive in northern Donetsk. The operation, called Vivaldi, cleared Russian infiltrators and retook ground, officials said. The announcement came as Russia launched faster attack drones across Ukraine. One strike killed a man in Kyiv overnight. In separate developments, Finland approved its second-largest defense package of the war ahead of winter. Italian jets shot down a drone over Lithuania — a first for the country.