This morning, the Freedom of Russia Legion announced that they had crossed the border into Russia. Similar videos were posted on their Telegram channels by the RDC and "Siberian Battalion. In a comment to Suspilne, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Andriy Yusov, said that the Freedom of Russia Legion, RDC and Siberian Battalion operate as "independent structures and organizations" on the territory of the Russian Federation and, presumably, it is a joint operation of these units, UNN reports.
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The Freedom of Russia Legion published a video that allegedly shows the border crossing.
Former State Duma deputy Ilya Ponomarev claims that along with the Freedom of Russia Legion and the Siberian Battalion, RDC fighters also crossed the Russian border.
According to media reports, Russian "military commanders" and propagandists also report attempts to break through the border in Belgorod and Kursk regions. Videos of alleged skirmishes in the Kursk region are being posted on social media.
The governor of the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation, Vyacheslav Gladkov, did not officially confirm the storming of the border, saying that the city district of Graivoron was under fire.
The governor of the Kursk region of Russia, Roman Starovoit, confirmed the attempt to break through the border. He said in a video that last night "turned out to be restless" and that "since the morning there has been shelling of the village of Tytkino... there was an attempt by a DRG to break through, there was a small arms battle", but allegedly "no breakthrough was made".
In a commentary to Suspilne, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Andriy Yusov, said that the Freedom of Russia Legion, the RDC and the Siberian Battalion operate on the territory of Russia as "independent structures and organizations" consisting of Russian citizens and, accordingly, "are at home.
"And they fulfill their political tasks and programs. This is probably a joint operation of these units on the territory of the Russian Federation," Yusov said.