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On Monday, Russia announced it was fending off a cross-border assault by infiltrators who stormed across the boundary from Ukraine. This event seemed to be one of the most substantial of such attacks since the conflict erupted 15 months ago.
The Governor of the Belgorod region in Russia, Vyacheslav Gladkov, reported that a Ukrainian “sabotage squad” had trespassed into Russian territory in the Graivoron district adjacent to Ukraine and was being combated. Conversely, the Ukrainian news platform Hromadske quoted Ukrainian military intelligence attributing the assault to two armed Russian opposition factions, the Liberty of Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps, comprised of Russian nationals.
A Ukrainian Presidential advisor stated via Twitter that the Kyiv government was closely monitoring the unfolding situation but “is not involved in any manner.”
Late on Monday, the Russian Volunteer Corps released video clips showcasing what they claimed was a soldier surveying a seized armored vehicle. Another video featured what they claimed were soldiers maneuvering an armored vehicle on a rural road.
Several videos and pictures circulated on Russian and Ukrainian social media platforms reportedly showing captured Russian servicemen along with their identification documents. However, Reuters was unable to independently authenticate these reports.
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, had been apprised of the situation, and efforts were ongoing to expel the “saboteurs,” as per Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman. This was reported by the state-owned RIA Novosti news agency.
Governor Gladkov of Belgorod mentioned via Telegram that at least eight individuals had been injured, with three residential and one administrative buildings sustaining damage. In a subsequent briefing streamed on social media, Gladkov stated that a significant portion of the local populace had evacuated and that he had implemented a “counter-terrorist operation” curbing movement and communication.
A Russian opposition group, the Liberty of Russia Legion, claimed on Twitter that they had “completely liberated” the border town of Kozinka. They stated that their forward units had reached the district center of Graivoron, located further east. They tweeted, “Moving on. Russia will be free!”
While these events were unfolding, the United Nations voiced concerns on Monday that no ships had arrived at Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Pivdennyi (Yuzhny) since May 2. This situation could potentially disrupt the safe wartime export of grain and fertilizer under an existing agreement.
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