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In March 2025, as part of a major offensive in the Kursk region to retake territory held by Ukrainian forces since August 2024, Russian troops crawled through a branch of the decommissioned Urengoy–Pomary–Uzhhorod pipeline in an attempt to slip behind Ukrainian lines.
The video is framed as “the truth about the operation, told by the fighters who took part.” It consists largely of an interview with an unidentified man in camouflage, who claims to be one of the Russian soldiers involved. A few other soldiers briefly appear on camera, and the video also contains footage from inside the pipeline. It’s unclear how Severny [Telegram] Kanal obtained this material.
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