The war continues on the air, on land, on the black sea… and beneath the ground.
A few days ago, the Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said what everyone already knows: the peace process between Russia and Ukraine is completely stopped.
In the meantime, Russian forces continue to apply pressure all over the front, with the undermanned and under-equipped Ukrainian defenses doing their best to stop them.
In the northern Kharkov region, the critical stronghold and railway hub of Kupyansk is at play now, with Russian troops preparing to cross the Oskol River, while increased pressure is applied to the defender positions to the north of the city.
But the most distinctive part of the offensive operations so far is the fact that Russian forces have once again used a tunnel to advance deep into enemy positions.
The first time this tactic was used in this war was in Donetsk city of Avdeevka, the second time near Sudzha during the liberation of the Kursk region, and now, Russians have laid an entire underground artery starting from Pervyi Lyman.
Attackers move along the pipeline on electric scooters and stretchers.
The underground tunnel includes rest areas and supply points, because the journey to Kupyansk takes about four days (!).