Anti-Putin paramilitaries made a new incursion into Russia from Ukraine this Friday, coinciding with the start of voting in the presidential election that will see Vladimir Putin re-elected for another six years. Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces had “repelled several attacks” in the border areas of Kursk and Belgorod, and Putin himself, visibly annoyed, told a Russian Security Council meeting that the attacks were carried out by about 2,500 militants coming from Ukraine. supported by 35 tanks and 40 armored vehicles. “These enemy attacks will not go unpunished,” the Russian president promised after the online vote from his office in the Kremlin. Responsibility for the attacks was claimed by the paramilitary groups Russian Legion of Freedom, Russian Volunteer Corps and Siberian Battalion, which operate from Ukrainian territory but guarantee that they will operate independently of the Ukrainian army. The attacks were also confirmed by Ukrainian military intelligence, which reported that the Belgorod and Kursk regions “are now zones of active combat operations.” The governor of the Belgorod region reported that the village of Kozinka was “seriously damaged,” with at least two people killed and 20 others injured as a result of “Ukrainian attacks.” DETAILS
PAINT AND FIRE STATION
Several people were arrested for pouring paint into ballot boxes. In St. Petersburg, a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a polling station; there were arson attempts in the Moscow region and Siberia. The Russian attack killed 20 people.
At least 20 people were killed and more than 70 injured this Friday in a Russian attack on the port city of Odessa. According to local authorities, several rockets hit a residential area.
PAINT AND FIRE STATION
Several people were arrested for pouring paint into ballot boxes. In St. Petersburg, a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a polling station; there were arson attempts in the Moscow region and Siberia. The Russian attack killed 20 people.
At least 20 people were killed and more than 70 injured this Friday in a Russian attack on the port city of Odessa. According to local authorities, several rockets hit a residential area.