
On September 27, Ukrainian reconnaissance drones of the 2nd National Guard Corps "Khartija" recorded Russian forces taking nine Ukrainian civilians, including children and elderly people, from Kupyansk through the village of Holubivka to the Shebelinka-Ostrogozhsk gas pipeline, forcing them to walk more than 10 km inside the pipe; Ukrainians did not open fire due to the presence of civilians, and the unit warned that Russia could use the video as "evacuation" propaganda.
AI-generated summary
Kupyansk in the Kharkiv Oblast has been the site of fighting since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The town has repeatedly switched between Ukrainian and Russian control, and the surrounding areas are regularly monitored by reconnaissance drones from both sides.
10 kilometers of hiking
On September 27, reconnaissance drones of the 2nd Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine "Khartija" recorded Russian forces leading Ukrainian civilians out of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv Oblast. The recording shows nine people, including children, accompanied by men in civilian clothes of military age - Russian soldiers who took off their uniforms and retreated under the protection of civilians.
The group was led from Kupiańsk through the village of Holubivka to the Szebelinka-Ostrogozhsk gas pipeline and pushed inside the pipe. Children and elderly people had to walk more than 10 km inside the pipeline. Its outlet is in the forest, from where people would be taken to the occupied territory.
The operation was filmed by both sides. The Ukrainians did not open fire
Ukrainian soldiers saw the group thanks to reconnaissance drones. They did not open fire due to the presence of children and elderly people. Khartija warned that the recording could be used in the Russian media as a report on the "evacuation" or "rescue of civilians" expressing sympathy for Russia.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The recording will be used by Russian state media as propaganda presenting the actions as a humanitarian evacuation of civilians.
Very likely · Within days
International human rights organizations may initiate investigations into potential violations of the Geneva Conventions by using civilians as human shields.
Likely · Within weeks

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