Ukraine–Russia
Zelensky reports a 15 km underground advance in Operation Veles near Kupiansk
- Location
- Location unavailable
- Actors
- Ukraine · Russia
- Importance
- Notable
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the National Guard’s Khartiia 2nd Corps had advanced more than 15 km through underground gas pipelines in Operation Veles in the Kupiansk sector. He said more than 100 Russian occupiers had been killed and more than 30 taken prisoner. These are his reported operational results; the source does not date the advance, and they have not been independently corroborated here.
Verification: unverified
Evidence: President Zelenskyy on Operation Veles in the Kupiansk sector
Zelenskyy’s official account reports the operation’s results; no independent corroboration of the reported figures was located in this pass.
- President Zelenskyy on Operation Veles in the Kupiansk sectorVolodymyr Zelenskyy · Social post · supports · Published 27 Oct 2026, 16:47 UTC · Retrieved 28 Oct 2026, 06:31 UTC
- Ukraine is retaking territory in new offensives, Zelensky saysOSINT Map · Social post · supports · Published 28 Oct 2026, 05:54 UTC · Retrieved 28 Oct 2026, 06:31 UTC
Classification
Military · Military movement · Ground · Atomic
Participants
- Ukraine · Initiator · Evidence: President Zelenskyy on Operation Veles in the Kupiansk sector
- Russia · Affected · Evidence: President Zelenskyy on Operation Veles in the Kupiansk sector
Claims
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Operation Veles, carried out by the National Guard’s Khartiia 2nd Corps in the Kupiansk sector, had advanced more than 15 km underground; he said more than 100 Russian occupiers had been eliminated and more than 30 taken prisoner. · Attributed to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Confidence: Unknown · Evidence: President Zelenskyy on Operation Veles in the Kupiansk sector
Review and provenance
Revision 1 · First published 28 Oct 2026, 06:32 UTC · Current revision 28 Oct 2026, 06:32 UTC · Change: Initial
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