According to various reports, Russian partisans attacked the Russian army and state police units this Monday (May 22) in the Belgorod region. Russian resistance groups "Russian Volunteer Corps" and the "Legion Freedom for Russia" have claimed responsibility for carrying out the attacks.

The partisan groups, which, according to their own statements, want to end Vladimir Putin's regime in Moscow, have also called on the population not to resist. The authorities issued a terror alert. Public life will be temporarily restricted and identity papers will be more strictly controlled.