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Ukraine Takes the War Underground-First Footage of Secret Operation VELES Emerges
UNITED24 Media • • world
Key Points:
- Ukraine’s 2nd Khartiia Corps of the National Guard released the first footage of Operation VELES, a joint underground mission with other Ukrainian Defense Forces units, on October 21.
- The video shows troops operating underground, highlighting a strategic shift due to increased drone surveillance making surface movement too dangerous.
- Details about the mission’s location, objectives, duration, and progress remain undisclosed, with the corps emphasizing the necessity of underground warfare in response to aerial surveillance.
- Brig. Gen. Ihor Obolenskyi praised the personnel involved and promised further information about Operation VELES will be shared soon.
- This operation follows Ukraine’s recent Operation Vivaldi, which reclaimed 277 square kilometers and resulted in significant Russian casualties.
