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Belgorod Oblast
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Russian town near Ukraine border calls for evacuation amid intense fighting
Last week, Russian volunteer forces fighting for Ukraine started an offensive into the Belgorod and Kursk oblasts of Russia.
Anti-Kremlin Siberian Battalion claims to have entered village, captured local administration in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast
Anti-Kremlin Russian battalions have "entered the settlement of Gorkovsky in the Russian Federation and captured the building of the local administration," the Siberian Battalion's statement reads.
Intel: Russian authorities block evacuation in Belgorod Oblast as anti-Kremlin militia breaks into Russia
Intercepted communications indicate that "security forces surround transportation hubs, there are roadblocks, and threats are being made."
Russian units to strike at Russian army positions in Belgorod, Kursk, calls on civilians to evacuate
"Every day, dozens of ordinary innocent people (in Ukraine) are killed by shelling from Belgorod.... We forced to strike at military positions located in the cities of Belgorod and Kursk," they said in the joint statement.
Freedom of Russia claims it took control of Tyotkino in Kursk Oblast
The battalion accuses Putin's army of fleeing positions & abandoning heavy equipment as their forces advance into Kursk & Belgorod, engaging Russian troops.
Russian authorities say Ukrainian drone crashed into Belgorod administration building
The city's governor said two people were injured in the attack on the city's administration buildings.
UK intel: Aircrew fatigue, poor training behind Russia’s repeated bombing blunders
Repeated accidental bombings of Russian villages by Russian military aircraft this month point to aircrew fatigue and deficient aerial mission training, per UK intelligence.
Russian IL-76 aircraft crashes in Belgorod Oblast, Russia claims it carried Ukrainian POWs
A Russian IL-76 military cargo plane crashed in Belgorod Oblast, with Russia's Defense Ministry claiming it carried 65 Ukrainian POWs.
Russian missiles strike Kharkiv hotel, injuring 11, including Turkish journalists
Late on 10 January, Russia again attacked central Kharkiv with ballistic missiles launched from Russia's Belgorod Oblast, injuring at least 11 civilians, with Turkish journalists among those.
Locals terrified as Ukraine war crosses into Russia
Ukrainian intelligence reports combat clashes between Russian forces and 'opponents of the Kremlin regime' in the bordering Belgorod region of Russia.
Frontline report: Russian insurgents imitate large-scale attack, prepare for referendum in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast
[editorial] Russian insurgents intensify operations in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, employing strategic tactics to draw Russian forces from the…
Freedom of Russia insurgents claim they are “moving forward” in Russia’s Belgorod region
The fighters of the Freedom of Russia legion, a Ukrainian-backed unit where only Russian citizens in opposition to…
Anti-Putin Russian fighters start “second stage” of Belgorod operation
Anti-Putin fighters from the Russian Volunteer Corps and Free Russia Legion, two military groups fighting on the side…
Russian saboteur group defeated after cross-border incursion – Ukraine’s General Staff
On 30 May 2023, a Russian saboteur and reconnaissance group attempted to cross the state border of Ukraine…
Ukrainian intelligence exposes Russia’s vulnerabilities during Belgorod incursion
On 27 May, Defense Ministry’s Intelligence Directorate representative, Andriy Yusov, said Ukrainian intelligence had gathered “valuable information” that…
Belgorod oblast raid over, struggle continues, Russian fighters say at press briefing
On 24 May, at a press conference in one of the Ukrainian border regions., the pro-Ukrainian units of…
Russian Volunteer Corps denies Russian military’s claims on cross-border raid suppression in Belgorod region
According to AP citing senior official in Moscow, Russian military and security forces successfully suppressed an alleged cross-border…
Russian info space in disarray following unexpected cross-border Belgorod raid – ISW
[editorial]The US-based think tank Institute for the Study of War says the Russian information space reacted with panic…
Frontline report: Ukraine’s Russian units capture some 35 km² in Russia’s border region
[editorial] Two Ukrainian assault units comprised of Russian citizens make a surprise incursion from Kharkiv Oblast into Russia’s…
Russia evacuates nuclear munitions due to incursion from Ukraine into Belgorod oblast – Ukraine’s Intel spox
Russian authorities have urgently evacuated a nuclear munitions storage facility in the Belgorod oblast (western Russia) following the…