During Operation Veles near Kupiansk, Ukraine's Khartiia Corps captured more than 30 Russian troops who had been operating from a gas pipeline.

During Operation Veles near Kupiansk, Ukraine's Khartiia Corps captured more than 30 Russian troops who had been operating from a gas pipeline. One group was cut off from the main Russian force and, after prolonged fighting, part of it surrendered. The prisoners agreed to speak about months of isolation, Russian logistics and underground living conditions, assaults, communications and their decision to surrender.