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Russian Attempt to Storm Kupiansk Using Gas Pipeline 'Thwarted,' 40 Soldiers 'Eliminated,' Ukraine's 7th Corps Says

Ukrainian troops blocked a Russian attempt to use the Soyuz gas pipeline for covert troop movement, killing at least 40 of about 50 Russian soldiers, officials said.

Russian troops are attempting to close in on Kupiansk from the north and east, aiming to solidify their presence on the western side of the Oskil River.

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Russian soldiers attempted to penetrate the city of Kupyansk through the disused Soyuz gas pipeline on Monday, but the Ukrainian 7th Rapid Reaction Corps stopped them and killed about 40 out of 50 of them with drones and artillery, The Kyiv Independent reported.

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The plan for a hidden breakthrough through the Soyuz gas pipeline ended with a total failure.

In the Kharkiv region near Kupyansk, Russian troops tried to use the Soyuz gas pipeline to advance. Fighters of the 77th separate airmobile brigade stopped the breakthrough. This was reported by the 7th rapid reaction corps of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Russians tried to use the gas pipeline for a covert exit and further accumulation of forces in the direction of Novaya Kruglyakivka and Zagryzove in the Kupya…

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unn.ua broke the news in Kyiv, Ukraine on Monday, January 5, 2026.
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