Key facts
- Over 100 Russian soldiers eliminated and over 30 captured near Kupiansk.
- Operation 'Veles' involved an underground advance of over 15 kilometers.
- The tactic involved using underground gas pipelines to bypass enemy positions.
Ukrainian forces "eliminated" more than 100 Russian soldiers and captured over 30 during an operation near Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on October 27. The operation, codenamed 'Veles,' involved an underground advance of over 15 kilometers through gas pipelines, transforming a tactic previously used by Russian troops. The 2nd Khartiia Corps of the National Guard, alongside other Ukrainian units, conducted the operation. Zelensky received initial reports from military leadership and the presidential office.