Russian Troops Creep Through Empty Gas Pipes to Hide From Drones

Russian forces struggling to gain ground in Ukraine are sending troops and supplies through empty gas pipelines in order to evade deadly drone strikes.

The latest use of pipelines as a tool of war took place around Kupyansk, a key rail hub some 120 kilometers (75 miles) southeast of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. As Russian soldiers seek to recapture the city as part of a weeks-long military operation, they’ve sent personnel into a gas pipeline under the Oskil River, according to officials on both sides.