Ukraine-based Russian armed groups claim raids into Russia - BBC News

Russian rebel forces claim villages in Kursk and Belgorod areas - Moscow says the attacks failed.

18 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage source, Telegram/Freedom of Russia LegionImage caption, The Freedom of Russia Legion said Russia must be "freed from Putin's dictatorship"By Jaroslav LukivBBC NewsThree Ukraine-based Russian paramilitary groups say they have crossed into Russia and are now fighting government troops there.

The Freedom of Russia Legion (FRL) and Siberian Battalion (SB) posted videos purportedly showing their fighters in Russia's Belgorod and Kursk regions.

The FRL and an exiled Russian politician claimed two villages were now in control of "liberation forces".

Russia's defence ministry said the breakthrough attempts were thwarted.

It claimed more than 234 Ukrainian troops had been killed and several tanks had been destroyed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68541911

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