Footage shared on Telegram appears to show Russian soldiers crouching and moving through the pipeline in darkness toward the town of Sudzha, according to. In the video, the soldiers can be heard cursing and complaining about their commanders for sending them on the mission.

SHOCKING footage shows Russian troops sneaking through a gas pipeline to try and ambush Ukrainian forces. Bizarre video appears to showed the soldiers cursing and arguing with each other –

According to a pro-Kremlin blogger, Russian operatives walked about 9 miles inside the pipeline that Moscow had until recently used to send gas to Europe.