‘Ukraine saboteurs’ attack Russia
Russian security forces battled alleged saboteurs who crossed from the Ukraine border and attacked the southern region of Belgorod on Monday. Several drones struck houses and a government building overnight but did not result in major casualties or deaths, Vyacheslav Gladkov, Belgorod governor, wrote on Telegram. Gladkov said on Tuesday the “defense ministry and law enforcement are continuing to clear the area.” The governor said eight people had been injured in the attack and authorities were helping residents leave the scene of the fighting and drive away the infiltrators. He said two people were injured in a shelling of the village of Glotovo of the Grayvoron District, TASS news agency reported. Gladkov added that a woman was wounded from a mine explosion and taken to a hospital in serious condition. He said on Tuesday that it was too soon for residents who fled to return to their homes and said that authorities would give the all-clear when it was safe. Members of the anti-Kremlin Freedom of Russia Legion claimed responsibility for the incursion into Belgorod. In a video released by a Telegram channel claiming to represent the group, a camouflaged spokesperson, surrounded by armed men in fatigues, said: “Russia will be free!” — a slogan frequently used by Russian opposition activists. “We want our children to grow up in peace and be free,” the spokesperson added, with the channel claiming that two settlements including Graivoron had been attacked. Kyiv denied involvement. Ukrainian presidential advisor Mikhaylo Podolyak suggested that Russian “guerrilla groups” could be responsible. The Belgorod attack follows Moscow’s announcement of capturing the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut and a missile barrage on Dnipro. Both the Russian mercenary group Wagner and the regular army said over the weekend that Bakhmut had fallen, but Ukraine said Monday that its troops continued to fight for the devastated city from a small area of Bakhmut that they still control. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the infiltration of Belgorod is intended to divert attention to the alleged defeat of Ukrainian defenders of Bakhmut. The post ‘Ukraine saboteurs’ attack Russia appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
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