{"id":141845,"date":"2023-05-26T13:27:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T17:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=141845"},"modified":"2023-05-26T13:27:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T17:27:56","slug":"russias-belgorod-experiences-cross-border-raid-from-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=141845","title":{"rendered":"Russia’s Belgorod experiences cross border raid from Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Russian volunteers manning one of the foreign legion forces conducted a raid into border towns in Belgorod. One of the side effects of this action involved the need to move additional reserves from the frontline to Belgorod. The Russians initially expected to do this movement mainly for Bakhmut to counter Ukrainian operations on the flanks. Many of the troops being relocated were subject to Ukrainian strikes, complicating Russia’s challenges related to enforcing Belgorod and Bakhmut areas while trying to continue to hold their currently controlled positions.<\/p>\n

From Al Jazeera:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ukraine says it plans to conduct a major counteroffensive to seize back occupied territory, but Russia has built sprawling fortifications in its neighbour’s east and south in readiness.<\/p>\n

“The Ukrainians are trying to pull the Russians in different directions to open up gaps. The Russians are forced to send reinforcements,” said Neil Melvin, an analyst at the Royal United Services Institute.<\/p>\n

“They’ll have to respond to this and put troops there and then have lots of troops all along the border area — even though that may not be the way the Ukrainians are coming.”<\/p>\n

Russia’s military said on Tuesday it routed fighters who attacked Belgorod with armoured vehicles, killing more than 70 “Ukrainian nationalists” and pushing the remainder back into Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Russians in the area expressed surprise at the severity of the attack. One woman was confirmed killed and nine civilians were wounded, some seriously, Belogrod’s Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.<\/p>\n

“First guns, then mortars, and then machine guns. It was full-on fighting,” one unidentified resident told local media.<\/p>\n

Gladkov said on Wednesday the territory was targeted by numerous drone strikes following the incursions.<\/p>\n

“The night was not entirely calm. There were a large number of drone attacks. Air defence systems handled most of them,” Gladkov said on social media. “The most important thing is that there are no casualties.”<\/p>\n

Kyiv has said the attack was carried out by Russian citizens, casting it as home-grown, internal Russian strife. Two groups operating in Ukraine — the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) and Freedom of Russia Legion — have claimed responsibility.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Al Jazeera has more information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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