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Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Kepler

Kepler

Cornell Big Red
New topic to take the pressure off the Foreign Policy thread.

Interesting story from of all places CNN:


Ukrainian official confirms group of Ukraine-aligned Russians crossed into Russian territory and attacked town

The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region said on Monday that “a sabotage and reconnaissance group” of the Ukrainian army had crossed into Russian territory — and Ukraine confirmed the group was made up of Russian nationals.

Vyacheslav Gladkov said forces had entered the territory of the Graivoronsky district, which borders Ukraine.

“The armed forces of the Russian Federation, together with the border service, the National Guard and the FSB (Russia's security service), are taking the necessary measures to eliminate the enemy,” Gladkov said.

CNN is unable to verify the report.

Earlier on Monday, Gladkov claimed on Telegram that the district had been shelled by Ukrainian forces since 9 a.m. local time (2 a.m. ET), but added that no one had been injured.

The villages of Antonovka, Kozinka and Gora-Podol had been hit by shells or debris, Gladkov said.

What Ukraine says: A Ukrainian defense intelligence official has confirmed to CNN that a group of Russian nationals that crossed from Ukraine into Russia’s Belgorod region and attacked the town of Grayvoron were “part of the defense and security forces in Ukraine but acting as “independent entities” in Russia.

Andriy Yusov, a representative of Ukraine’s defense intelligence agency, told CNN: “We can confirm that this operation was carried out by Russian citizens. These actions are the consequences of intensified Russian cross border attacks, which have led to victims and destruction.”

Yusov said that the units that had crossed the border were, “part of defense and security forces” in Ukraine but said: “In Russia, they are acting as independent entities.”

Groups called the "Freedom of Russia Legion" and "Russian Volunteer Corps" claimed the attack on Belgorod region. In a Telegram post, they said they had, “fully liberated the settlement of Kozinka of Belgorod region. [The] first groups have entered Grayvoron.

Border strikes increase: Strikes on the Belgorod region appear to have intensified in recent weeks, according to claims by Russian officials.

Earlier this month, Gladkov claimed two drones had detonated and fell over a residential area in the region. He added that no casualties were reported, but two residential buildings and a car were damaged.

Another drone was shot down by Russian air defense systems over the region, Gladkov said. The governor said there were no casualties and that response teams are assessing the aftermath on the ground.
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I love that they did this. I'm not sure what this does for the realpolitik of it all, but ... come on, this is awesome.
 
I like how when the MOD accused Ukraine of crossing the border they responded, "Um, Dude? Those guys are Russians. You are having a civil war. Not our problem."
 
That's basically why Ukraine was ok with spending some resources defending it.... Cause it cost Russia $TEXAS in resources to take some dirt that holds no strategic value... It was a way to inflict more attrition on Russian supply lines and available troops.
 
Huh. He wasn't exactly on my Who Will Putin Whack Next? Bingo card.

He's 68, so I assume he's probably just outlived his usefulness to Vlad the Failure. Perhaps Russia's been demanding a higher level of support & reinforcements than he's willing to offer.
 
Where’s that been reported, outside of Newsweek, which said its source needed more information? ISW didn’t cover it at all in their most recent edition.
 
Didn't Lukashenko have some issues earlier this month where he missed some events back home, but then was spotted sitting at Putin's May Day (not so) Extravaganza?

Sounds like it's just poor health catching up with him.

There are also new reports out hours ago that Lukashenko has promised "Free nukes for all" who team up with him and Putin.

So either it was just a minor issue at the hospital, or Putin is "Weekend at Bernie"-ing him.
 
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