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In the midst of the Russian-Ukrainian war that continues to heat up, the US and UK reportedly deploy mercenary snipers near the Kherson region. Photo/US Air Force
Kherson – In the middle Russian-Ukrainian war which continues to heat up, the United States (US) and Britain are reported to have deployed mercenary snipers to Potemkin Island near Kherson.
A Russian law enforcement source, who was informed by Ukrainian soldiers, said the snipers were deployed to kill Russian-speaking civilians in order to be seen as victims of aggression by Moscow troops.
“According to information received from a source in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a group of American-British mercenaries, mostly snipers, went to Bolshoy Potemkin Island in the Kherson region to terrorize the Russian-speaking population,” the source told Sputnik, Saturday (21/1/ 2023).
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“The mercenary killing victims were (later) considered to be victims killed by Russian soldiers,” he said.
Neither the US nor UK militaries have yet to comment on the reports of the sniper troop deployment.
In early January, a video circulating on Ukrainian websites showed Ukrainian militants allegedly raising the Ukrainian flag on Potemkin Island which was held by Russian forces. Subsequently, the footage was claimed to be taken from a “gray zone”.
A Sputnik correspondent visited the island on December 5 and confirmed that it was under the control of Russian troops. One of the Russian soldiers on the island told Sputnik in an interview that the Ukrainian video showing the alleged raising of the Ukrainian flag was fake.
On Friday morning, French media reported that US officials also urged the Ukrainian regime to prepare for a retaliatory strike against Russian forces as opposed to holding out on the town of Bakhmut.
Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden’s administration is considering providing Ukraine with the weapons it needs to target the Crimean Peninsula, a key area protected by Russian troops amid Moscow’s war on Ukraine.
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