https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ukrainian-troops-infiltrate-russian-rear-through-gas-pipelines-near-kupiansk-khartiia-saysContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ukrainian-troops-infiltrate-russian-rear-through-gas-pipelines-near-kupiansk-khartiia-sayshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ukrainian-troops-infiltrate-russian-rear-through-gas-pipelines-near-kupiansk-khartiia-says#u156411Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:26:23 +0000Ukrainian troops executed an underground counteroffensive dubbed Operation Veles, infiltrating behind Russian lines through a gas pipeline network near Kupiansk. The Khartiia corps stated that units advanced fifteen kilometers through 1.2-metre-wide pipes to reach the Russian rear, engaging in close firefights underground. According to the corps, the operation resulted in the capture of over thirty Russian soldiers and more than one hundred Russian casualties. Ukrainian media and military outlets described the action as an underground counteroffensive that outplayed enemy forces on the Kupians