2023-05-22 20:59:32
The Vladimir Putin’s war has completely crossed the borders of Ukraine to delve into Russian sovereign territory. Dues Russian volunteer militias supporters of the Ukrainian cause claimed this Monday to have taken two small towns in the Russian region of Belgrade; a raid later confirmed by Russian authorities in the region and Ukrainian military intelligence. In several messages and videos uploaded to Telegram, the paramilitary groups they announced that their intention is to create one “demilitarized zone” to them border areas as a first step for “liberate” Russia from “Kremlin dictatorship”». The invitation has not gone unnoticed in Belgorod, where the “anti-terrorist regime” has been declared to try to neutralize the “saboteurs».
It is not the first time that the conflict enters Russian landswhere artillery and drone attacks have occurred or sabotages of different kinds contra military installations, freight trains o fuel tanks. But Monday’s actions, concentrated in one of the regions that serves as a logistical hub for the Russian war machine in Ukraine, seem to inaugurate a much more ambitious phase to disrupt the Kremlin’s rear guard. Authorities on both sides confirmed that they are taking place fights in several villages adjacent to the border with the Ukrainian province of Kharkiv, located in the northeast of the country, where some videos show columns of smoke rising over several buildings.
The two militias that have claimed the operation claim to have taken the villages of Kozinka i Gora-Podol, while the assault would continue on Graivoron, located about 180 kilometers west of Belgorod, the capital of the region of the same name. “The Russian volunteers have returned to the motherland. we are at home The time to fight for Russia’s freedom has arrived”, can be heard in one of the videos uploaded by the so-called Russian Volunteer Corpsan organization that claimed last March an attack in the province of Briansk in which two people died. In their messages, they also asked the population to stay indoors, not to resist or be afraid. “We are not your enemies. Unlike the zombified by Putinwe don’t harm civilians or use them to our advantage,” the paramilitaries say in another video.
Intentions telegraphed weeks ago
Two weeks ago EL PERIÓDICO published documents revealing the intentions of groups of Russian volunteers per create chaos in the border areas and foster a Civil War climate with the intention of taking control of some places and declare the independence of the Russian state. This newspaper could not confirm the authenticity of the documents, which appeared in one of the chats of frens chan and bore the usual classification marks of the United States intelligence. Its embassy in Madrid merely responded that it does not comment on matters related to espionage, but several experts consulted since then have reasonably doubted that the documents were American.
“We cannot rule out that it is a coincidence, but it is possible that the same people who organized today’s attack wanted publicize their intentions two weeks ago he was fabricating alleged American documents”, he assures from London’s Chatham House Keir Giles, expert on Russia and its Armed Forces. “There is no doubt that today’s actions serve Ukraine and its allies to create the impression that the Russian border regions are under threat. This would serve to distract his military from the imminent Ukrainian counteroffensive. But this does not mean that Ukraine is behind the documents. In recent months we have seen how some actions were carried out by some ‘freelance’ actors who operate on their own”, adds Giles.
Shortly before declaring the “anti-terrorist regime” in Belgoroda legal figure that allows its authorities to take extraordinary measures while suspending industrial activities that require the use of explosives or chemical substances, its governor attributed the attack to “saboteurs and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine». From the Kremlin, its spokesman stated that both the army and theFSB that day Border Guard have “taken the necessary measures to liquidate the enemy».
Russian partisan paramilitary groups
of Quiivhowever, his military intelligence he remarked that behind the assault are groups of Russian partisans, specifically the Russian Volunteer Corpsan organization formed in August last year by Russian nationalists with alleged links to the extreme right, and the Legion Freedom for Russia, formed by defectors from Putin’s army and created shortly after the start of the full-scale invasion. Both have been fighting in the Ukrainian ranks in recent months, although they persist many doubts about who is behind it or what interests they respond to.
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In the videos uploaded to the respective Telegram channels, in which signs with toponyms from the Belgorod region are seen, appear white and blue flags hanging from various infrastructures, one of the symbols of the Russians who oppose the invasion of Ukraine and the Putin regime. “Looking forward, our intention is free all of Russia from Putin’s dictatorship and put an end to it crime war», says another of the messages.
What seems rather doubtful is that they are able to consolidate their positions within Russian territory. “It’s worth remembering the types of tactics the Kremlin uses in this type of situation”, says Giles in a telephone conversation. “Use as an example what happened at the end of the nineties on Russia’s borders with Chechnya and Dagestan. His army razed several villages with artillery instead of fighting to recover them to preserve the integrity of civilians,” adds the Chatham House expert.
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