The border areas of the Kursk and Belgorod regions came under artillery fire. Former State Duma deputy Ilya Ponomarev claims that this is a joint operation of the Freedom of Russia Legion, the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Siberian Battalion.
According to Ponomarev, the Lozovaya Rudka farm in the Borisovsky district of the Belgorod region is now “under control of the liberation forces.» Also, the ex-parliamentarian living in Ukraine added that fighters are shelling Tetkino in the Kursk region.
“Since the morning, shelling has been going on in the village of Tetkino, Glushkovsky district. There was an attempt to break through by a sabotage reconnaissance group. There was a shooting battle, but there was no breakthrough,” said the governor of the Kursk region, Roman Starovoit. At the same time, the telegram channel of the “Freedom of Russia” legion says that the tanks crossed the border.
As the head of the region clarified, a Tetkino resident was injured as a result of the shelling and was slightly wounded.
The Freedom of Russia legion also published a video of the alleged destruction of a Russian armored personnel carrier. The “Agency” determined that the APC was located between houses 162 and 164 on Lenin Street in Tetkino. In a straight line from this point to the border with Ukraine is 2 kilometers.
The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, wrote that the Grayvoronsky urban district is under mortar and artillery fire. “In the city of Grayvoron, various damages were detected in 11 private households and 5 cars. The district court building was also damaged by shrapnel,” he added.
There is also damage in the villages of Golovchino, Zamosc and Gora-Podol. Residents of the villages of Gorkovsky, Dunayka, Moshchenoe, Spodaryushino and Dorogoshch remain without electricity.
The FSB called the information that Ukrainian units entered border settlements “untrue,” Interfax reports. According to the department, the fighters made attempts to cross the border, as a result, Russian security forces killed more than 100 people.
Since March 10, “over 100 enemy personnel, six tanks, self-propelled guns “Caesar”, 20 combat units have been destroyed armored vehicles, a strong point,” the FSB claims.
Later, the Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian army thwarted an attempt by Ukrainian units to break through into Russian territory. They, the department noted, were advancing in the direction of the settlements of Odnorobovka, Nekhoteevka and Sdaryushino in the Belgorod region.
“The enemy was struck by aviation, missile forces and artillery. <…> The terrorist formations of the Kyiv regime, having suffered significant losses, were driven back. There were no violations of the state border. <…> In the Odnorobovka area, up to 60 Ukrainian terrorists were destroyed, in the Nekhoteevka area — three tanks and an armored personnel carrier, and in the Spodaryushino area — two tanks,” the Ministry of Defense added.
Updated at 12:30 and 13:20 .Added comments from the FSB and the Ministry of Defense.