Russia uses a gas pipeline to strike at Ukrainian troops from the rear in Kursk  

Firefighters put out the fire following a Russian rocket attack in Dobropillya, Donetsk region, Ukraine, March 8, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP) FILE - In this image from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Oct. 17, 2024, a Russian soldier fires a gun toward a Ukrainian position in the Russian-Ukrainian border area in the Kursk region, Russia.

Russian special forces walked kilometers inside of a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian units from the rear in the Kursk region, Ukraine’s military and Russian war bloggers reported, as Moscow moves to recapture parts of its border province that Kyiv seized in a shock offensive.