https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ukraine-s-zelenskiy-says-territory-recaptured-forces-on-the-offensiveContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ukraine-s-zelenskiy-says-territory-recaptured-forces-on-the-offensivehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ukraine-s-zelenskiy-says-territory-recaptured-forces-on-the-offensive#u166429Sat, 31 Oct 2026 15:41:09 +0000Ukrainian forces are advancing and retaking territory through a series of offensives, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. This push features an unannounced operation named Operation Veles, where troops utilized Soviet-era subterranean gas pipelines near Kupiansk to outflank Russian positions. Ukrainian forces report that Russian troops initially attempted to use these underground pipes to bypass defensive lines before the tactic was adapted by Kyiv. Following the underground counteroffensive, authorities recorded no further Russian infiltrations into Kupiansk.Why it mattersThe battlefi