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For the third time in just over two months, anti-Putin fighters who have taken refuge in Ukraine carried out a daring and spectacular infiltration into Russian territory on Monday. Equipped with armoured vehicles, they stormed a border post before occupying several villages in the Belgorod region. "Russia will be liberated," proclaimed the legion "Svoboda Rossii" ("Freedom of Russia"), one of the two groups claiming responsibility for the operation. The Directorate of Ukrainian Military Intelligence (GUR) states that this incursion, carried out exclusively by Russian citizens, aims to create a "security strip" for the Ukrainian population. The Russian authorities immediately announced the launch of an anti-terrorist operation in the area.
This operation, with still nebulous details, is, at this stage, claimed by two Russian units, which were founded a year ago to defend Ukraine and overthrow Vladimir Putin's power. The legion "Svoboda...
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