Posted on 05/23/2023 3:20:38 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
Fighting in Russia's Belgorod region entered a second day on Tuesday, and its governor told residents who fled after a cross-border incursion of armed fighters from Ukraine that it was still not safe to return to their homes.
Monday's incursion, apparently involving armoured vehicles, was the biggest raid into Russia since the war began 15 months ago, though details including the number of fighters involved, their affiliation and the extent of any clashes, could not be independently confirmed.
Russian authorities evacuated residents from the region's Graivoron district after the raiding forces claimed to have captured the border town of Kozinka and several others.
"The cleansing of the territory by the Ministry of Defence together with law enforcement agencies continues," Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on the Telegram messaging service.
"I now appeal to the residents of the Graivoron district, who ... temporarily left their homes, it is not possible to return yet," he said, adding that two buildings had been attacked by drones overnight.
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One of the groups claiming responsibility for the incursion, the Freedom of Russia Legion, said on Telegram: "Good morning everybody, except Putin's henchmen. We have met the dawn on liberated territory, and are moving further on."
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
There’s more trouble in Chicago on a Saturday night.
Mariner TOLD us yesterday, “If they stay they’ll all be dead in 8 hours”.
I don’t predict the war, however I do point out the absurdity of the pro Russian / anti Ukraine operatives here.
Have you acknowledged the fall of Bakhmut, or are you still playing pretend?
I want to see a 60 mile buffer zone between russia and Ukraine using all russian territory
this could be a beginning
May it be so!
What about the endless reams of BS you’ve been posting for months about the liberation of Bakhmut? Total crickets on that disinfo you’ve been trafficking in. Your media masters throw a new flavored shovel full into your trough and it’s off to the races again. Laughable media/government stoogism.
From the thread:
The wishes of the Ukrainian speakers of the Bilhorod People’s Republic must be respected. Russia must recognize the independence of historically Ukrainian territories.
The Timbers and moms here will parrot Biden’s and western MSM’s narrative most likely out of buying into the Democrats Russian Derangement Syndrome.
Artymovsk is and has been in Vlads hands since the 20th. These posters prefer to deceptive “words” instead of looking at BOTH Russian and Western battle maps.
Do remember the corrupted western media did NOT mention for two weeks the fall of Soledar, same same when the Popasnaya flower “ Bloomed” ( Vlads smashing through Ukie defense’s ) .
Chasov Yar and all important Avidivka ( Vlads cauldron developing) next. The collective West can not do anything to stop it….everything they send is getting hammered- Vlad welcomes the F16’s- they will suffer the same fate as the Patriot battery.
OH SH*T, NATO escalates war in Ukraine with attack in Belgorod, Russia using US weapons | Redacted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb-5djUAnkc&ab_channel=Redacted
Cheering on neo-nazis is about your speed...I’m sure Opa would be proud.
Not at all. I posted plenty about it over the weekend and the weeks and months before, and have never changed my position. And I always said that it was worthless strategically and that the Russians were stupid for dumping so many lives and resources into its capture, which is Pyrrhic at best.
At any rate, there's still fighting going on there, so it's NOT over yet!
Oh....... you got to say neo-nazis
Considering the people who attacked the Russian border are self proclaimed neo-Nazis, it is accurate to call them that.
So kindly stifle yourself moron.
You mean those maps that are essentially meaningless since they can be drawn, marked, and colored to show whatever their originators want people to believe.
The maps are from three sources, Russian MOD pro Russian, Ukie MOD pro Ukie, and Institute for War pro West.
Guess what? They all agree ( except the Ukie and ISW are very slow to update losses) - eg, it took a week to show Vlad’s capture of Soledar, Russia’s breakout ( coined “ the Popasnaya flower bloom), etc….
Remember, garbage in, garbage out….it is obvious Chasov Yar and Avidivka is next, depending if the Ukies can recover from Vlads current massive missile attacks for the last 10 days ( which western MSM does not report).
Vlad is clobbering the Ukies ammo dumps, massed Ukie vehicle parks, and surgically hitting Ukie HQ’s ( it appears General Zalushny was in one- now reported gravely wounded).
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“Considering the people who attacked the Russian border are self proclaimed neo-Nazis, it is accurate to call them that.”
Do you have a link for that?
Belgorod used to be part of Ukraine - the cities and towns all have Ukrainian names. The possible beginning of the Belgorod Peoples Republic.
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