Efforts to eject Ukrainian forces from Russian territory accelerated after President Trump halted support for Kyiv.

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

Russian special forces spent several days in the pipelines, that were recently used to send gas to Europe, to target Ukrainian posts as the push to recapture Kursk continues, Moscow said