Russia soldiers launched surprise attack in Kursk through gas pipeline
Russia soldiers launched surprise attack in Kursk through gas pipeline

Russian special forces crawled inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian units from the rear in the Kursk region, Ukraine’s military has admitted.

Author: Daniel Bellamy
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Published on: 09/03/2025 | 00:00:00
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Russian soldiers walked about 15 kilometres inside a 1.4 metre wide unused gas pipeline. Russian troops had spent several days in the pipe before striking Ukrainian units from the rear near the town of Sudzha. Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed on Saturday evening that Russian “sabotage and assault groups” used the pipeline in a bid to gain a foothold outside sudzha in Kursk region. Ukrainian units captured 1,000 square kilometres of territory, including the strategic border town of Sudzha. The operation aimed to gain a bargaining chip in future peace talks. But months after Ukraine’s thunder run, its soldiers in Kursk are weary and bloodied by relentless assaults of more than 50,000 troops. Ukrainian drones said to target Russian oil infrastructure Elsewhere, Russian officials reported. One drone struck an oil depot in Cheboksary, a Russian city on the Volga River. Local Gov. Pavel Malkov said Ukrainian drone had been shot down nearby. Rana El Selci died after being attacked by a pack of stray dogs in Konya, central Turkey. Her death sparked fresh outcry about the four million dogs that the government estimates roam the streets and rural areas. A criminal investigation was launched following her death. Turkey’s Animal Rights Federation, HAYTAP, posted a video on X showing stray dogs. Some critics have blamed the growth in the canine population on a failure to implement previous regulations. Animal rights activists say the animals were indiscriminately killed after the passage of the law.
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