Ukraine's Zelenskyy says territory recaptured, forces on the offensive
Zelenskyy said the underground assault trapped Russian troops and captured more than 30 prisoners as Ukraine pressed to hold key ground in Kharkiv region.
- On Tuesday, October 27, 2026, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed Operation Veles, a previously secret mission near Kupiansk where Ukrainian forces used underground gas pipelines to outflank Russian positions, calling the maneuver "well planned and technology-driven."
- Advancing more than 15 kilometers, Ukrainian troops repurposed Russian attempts to use underground gas infrastructure, emerging behind enemy lines to reclaim towns including Kolodiazi, Lypove, and Zelena Dolyna.
- Khartiia Corps fighters captured more than 30 Russian soldiers and inflicted over 100 fatalities during the operation, a result Zelenskyy characterized as the third landmark offensive of the year for Ukraine's military.
- As officials monitor potential trilateral peace negotiations involving the United States in Abu Dhabi next month, Zelenskyy argued that timely air defense support remains crucial for Ukraine's diplomatic position.
- Although Russian General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov reported that Moscow has captured 92 settlements since September, Kyiv dismisses these claims, maintaining that the front line remains the strongest it has been in a long time.
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Soldiers from Ukraine and Russia fight close combat deep underground, crawling through long pipelines to surprise the enemy.
Ukraine has often proved that it is able to defend itself against the overpowering Russia with its inventive spirit. Now the defenders are making a stir again: they fought behind the Russian lines for 15 kilometres under the ground. The tactics were taken by the enemy himself.
The Ukrainian brigade called Khartia is waging a real underground war against Russian soldiers in the Koupiansk region. The operation was called Veles, by the name of the war god in Slavic mythology. Our journalist Laura Pouget is taking stock of the situation for LCI. - Ukraine: Operation Veles in the heart of the Ukrainian tunnels where Kiev is waging a real underground war (International).
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