Posted on 05/23/2023 8:19:13 AM PDT by Mariner
Russian authorities have ordered residents of nine villages in the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine to evacuate their homes after anti-Putin rebel groups began capturing territory on Russian soil.
The Kremlin's order comes hours after a pair of explosions rang out in the city of Belgorod overnight amid drone attacks on the FSB security service building and Interior Ministry offices.
Regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov confirmed the aerial bombing raid had caused fires at government buildings and urged citizens to take shelter amid the rebel attacks.
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Russian authorities on Tuesday afternoon said its armed forces had beaten back the insurgency.
'In the course of the counter-terrorist operation, the nationalist formations were blocked and destroyed by air strikes and artillery fire,' the Russian defence ministry said.
'The remaining (fighters) were driven back to the territory of Ukraine, where they continued to be hit by fire until they were completely eliminated,' the ministry said in a statement.
The statement said Russian forces killed more than 70 Ukrainian fighters and destroyed four armoured vehicles, though this is yet to be confirmed.
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I didn't think they'd make it 8 hrs. It appears they survived for about 36hrs.
It was a hit-and-run raid. You think they actually stuck around waiting for the Russian Army to arrive? They just moved on to the next village, and then the next, and so forth.
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Someone on another thread said they were killed or captured yesterday.
Attacking civilians in villages with no military targets for PR value...there used to be a name for that.
If Russia uses tactical nukes on one of these villages, would that start a nuclear war?
It is already over. The visitors are done.
Russians live by the sword, die by the sword.
No, they are dead.
Same for the Ukrainians, ay?
The Russian neo-Nazi hooligan who led an anti-Putin militia across the border
It’s a wake up call for the Russians, their border areas are subject to the same destruction and problems Ukraine has. It will cause Putin to lose sleep. And his Generals that value their lives and careers.
More to the point, they will probably be forced to divert forces to beef up their border defenses. That’s a very long border.
Could be false flag for fear forn to rally suffort for Futin.
Could be. I wouldn’t bet that it wasn’t.
The question is, how many Russians in Belgorad, who probably have a better understanding of the war than most, will see this as good or bad?
Got proof of that, besides a Kremlin press release?
Evacuating them to protect them from being used as human shields or simply executed for being ethnic Russian.
“Attacking civilians in villages with no military targets for PR value...there used to be a name for that.”
Yes, there is; “Special Military Operation”
It’s not a war crime if we do it!
One has to respect, and constantly account for, the US deep-state/NATO’s incredible ability to steadily stir-up trouble in other nations
We can’t effect a color-revolution in Russia, but we can use Ukraine to constantly keep Russia off-balance, occupied and under pressure.
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