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international-politics1 year ago•4 min saved

"Cross-Border Raids and Escalating Attacks: Putin's Challenge in Russian Border Regions"

Pro-Ukrainian paramilitary groups, made up of Russian rebel fighters, have launched cross-border attacks into southern Russia ahead of the presidential election, aiming to disrupt the election and demonstrate opposition to Putin. The attacks, which Putin blamed on Ukraine, have resulted in casualties and have been accompanied by Ukrainian drone strikes and shelling. While unlikely to significantly impact the election or the war in Ukraine, the attacks serve to embarrass Putin and remind Russians of the ongoing war's impact.

via Business Insider|

#election #international-politics #paramilitary-groups

international-conflict2 years ago•1 min saved

Russian soldiers bring war to Putin's doorstep again.

Two pro-Ukraine paramilitary groups, the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Legion of Free Russia, claimed to have battled Moscow's troops in Russia's Belgorod region and destroyed military equipment. This is the second time in two weeks that the groups have claimed to have made an incursion onto Russian territory. Russia claims Kyiv is behind these attacks, which the Ukrainian authorities have denied.

via POLITICO Europe|

#belgorod #incursion #international-conflict

international2 years ago•4 min saved

Tensions rise in Belgorod as Ukraine conflict continues.

Heavily armed soldiers stormed over Ukraine’s north-eastern border with Russia, while Russian media reported explosions inside Belgorod. Ukrainian-backed far-right paramilitary groups claimed responsibility for the operation in Belgorod, alleging that their mission was "still ongoing." The Russian authorities launched a counterterrorism operation in the border region, and some local residents were evacuated from settlements close to the border where the fighting was taking place. The level of strategic military success achieved by the Ukrainian-backed mission in Belgorod is unclear.

via ABC News|

#border-conflict #international #military-operation

international2 years ago•3 min saved

US distances itself from alleged cross-border attack by anti-Putin Russians in Ukraine

The US has distanced itself from a cross-border raid into Russia, which Moscow says ended in the defeat of armed insurgents who entered from Ukraine. Russia later released pictures of abandoned or damaged Western military vehicles, including US-made Humvees. The US insisted it did not "encourage or enable strikes inside of Russia". The raid led Moscow to declare a counter-terrorism operation, giving the authorities special powers to clamp down on communications and people's movements. The measures were only lifted the following afternoon, and even then, one of the paramilitary groups was claiming it still controlled a small piece of Russian territory.

via BBC|

#cross-border-raid #international #paramilitary-groups

international2 years ago•1 min saved

Russian Groups Blamed for Ukrainian Incursion by Military Intelligence

Ukraine's military intelligence service has blamed two paramilitary groups, the Freedom of Russia Legion and Russian Volunteer Corps, for an armed operation in Russia's Belgorod region. The incursion was reportedly carried out by "opposition-minded Russian citizens" and was aimed at creating a "security zone" to protect Ukrainians from cross-border attacks by Russia.

via Reuters|

#incursion #international #military-intelligence