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Ukrainian forces report underground operation Veles near Kupyansk

Units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces, including the Khartia Corps, are conducting an underground military operation designated Veles. Brigadier General Ihor Obolienskyi of the National Guard's 2nd Khartia Corps stated that military personnel are operating in subterranean environments as part of the effort. The full extent, specific objectives, and operational outcomes have not yet been disclosed.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on casualties across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • telegram30 окупантів
  • newtalk逾百俄兵遭殲滅
7 differing positions reported on attribution across 7 publishers; unresolved.
  • telegramКорпус «Хартія» разом з іншими підрозділами Сил оборони
  • theinsБригада «Хартия»
  • allkharkovКорпус «Хартія»
  • klix-baUkrajinski vojnici
  • vot-takВСУ
  • ukrainska"Хартії"
  • newtalk烏軍
7 differing positions reported on location across 7 publishers; unresolved.
  • telegramКуп’янському
  • theinsна купянском направлении
  • allkharkovна Куп’янському напрямку
  • klix-baKupjanska
  • vot-takпод Купянском
  • ukrainskaКуп’янськом
  • newtalk俄防線15公里
2 differing positions reported on timing across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • vot-takвпервые
  • telegramне перший день
WhereKupyansk
49.710, 37.616 ±10 km
First reported3 days ago
Published2026-10-22 06:57 UTC
Sources7
How this travelled.
Reports24Independent tellings7
7 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Ukrainian forces report underground operation Veles near Kupyansk. 2026-10-22T06:57:10.029Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:7002. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-22/khartiia-cce002ce

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