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An anti-Putin group has claimed responsibility for the attack in Belgorod. Photo/Daily Star
MOSCOW – The anti-Kremlin Russian Freedom Legion, which has claimed responsibility for the infiltration of the region Russia said they were “going home” in a video released on the social network Telegram.
Moscow says its troops are fighting Ukrainian “sabotage” groups that have infiltrated Russian territory because of Ukraine insisted on still fighting for control of the eastern city of Bakhmut.
The governor of the southern Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, which has been the target of attacks since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, said troops and members of the security services were fighting “sabotage” groups crossing from Ukraine.
Gladkov said that the troops and members of the FSB security service are taking the necessary measures to eliminate the enemy.
Members of the Russian Freedom Legion later claimed responsibility for the attack.
In a video released by a Telegram channel claiming to represent the group, a camouflaged spokesman, surrounded by armed men in uniform, says: “Russia will be free!” as quoted from Euronews, Tuesday (23/5/2023).
The group’s Telegram channel said that two villages in the Belgorod region had been attacked.
The announcement of the strike came after Kiev said Russian troops hit the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro with missiles and drones overnight.
The Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin had been informed of the cross-border attack, adding Moscow believed the attack was designed to “distract” from the situation in Bakhmut.
