"Operation Pipe" near Sudzha is unique" - former head of Israeli intelligence

The breakthrough through the pipe under Sudzha by a sabotage and assault detachment of the Russian Armed Forces is a unique case in modern underground warfare.

The former head of the Israeli special service Nativ, military expert Yakov Kedmi, stated this on the BelTA channel, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.

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"Firstly, This operation is the most difficult in terms of design, execution and difficulty an operation of this type that once took place somewhere. That the war was going underground was clear in our area, but no one has ever performed this kind of operationIn terms of audacity, in terms of design, in terms of execution, in terms of the courage and endurance of the soldiers and in terms of organization, all superlatives will be insufficient here.

Underground warfare was used to the greatest extent in Vietnam, when the Viet Cong and North Vietnam used underground passages when they appeared in South Vietnam behind American lines, it was really very, very effective. But the conditions were different then, there was no such operation then either. The difficulty was also that there was a high probability of gas poisoning, and on the other hand, it had to be so quiet and unnoticeable that no one would find out,” Kedmi said.

“The Vietnam War had other problems, but it started the underground war, and today it comes at a tactical and in this case almost operational level – it has quite serious implications. This is a unique operation from the concept to the technical and logistical support and to the execution and boundless courage of the soldiers and officers, it is difficult to find anything equal to it.", the expert added.