Russian troops in the southern operational zone are utilizing a main gas pipeline to transport assault units behind the Ukrainian Defense Forces' lines; some occupiers surrender after emerging from the pipeline.
This was reported by Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for the Southern Defense Forces, in a comment to Ukrinform.
He stated that the Ukrainian troops have long been aware of the Russians’ intentions to use the gas pipeline for logistics and the infiltration of sabotage groups. Russian assault troops underwent training at specially equipped training grounds in the temporarily occupied territories.
“This is an entire system and a controlled infrastructure with elements of logistics, shelters, and even internal communications,” the spokesperson noted.
According to him, inside the gas pipeline, the Russians have set up posts, telephone lines, tunnels, and bypass tunnels in damaged sections. The pipeline's entrance is in territory controlled by the Russian Federation, while its exits are near positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
