Operation "Veles": Ukraine's National Guard "Khartia" units carry out assault in Kharkiv region

Units of the National Guard of Ukraine (NGU, an armed force under the country's interior ministry system) known as "Khartia" carried out an operation code-named "Veles" in the Kharkiv region. According to the summary of a column published by Ukrainska Pravda, the fighting took place underground over a stretch of 15 kilometres, and the assault itself is described as unique.

The column looks at how the fighters were prepared for such a task. The key factors it highlights are discipline and leadership, which, going by the headline, are presented as the most important lesson of the operation.

The short summary does not give the date of the operation, the number of participants, any losses or the outcome, so these details cannot be confirmed here. The full picture is available in the original column on the Ukrainska Pravda website.