# Ukraine war latest: Zelensky reveals details of Operation Veles

https://mins.news/en/item/117986

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-27 19:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-zelensky-reveals-details-of-operation-veles/

> Zelensky said Ukrainian forces advanced more than 15 kilometers through underground gas pipelines near Kupiansk, killing more than 100 Russian soldiers and capturing over 30. The operation, code-named Veles, was carried out by the National Guard’s 2nd Khartiia Corps and other Ukrainian units.

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