An attack by Russian soldiers, fighting alongside Ukraine, is underway in the Kursk region.
The Russian governor of the region confirmed the attack in progress and reported one slight injury, but denied any
“breakthrough”
by the attackers.
Only the village of Lozovaya Rudka would be under their control.
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“The soldiers of the Siberian battalion are in Russia and call on the inhabitants of the Russian Federation to ignore the 'elections'
(the Russian presidential election, Editor's note)
.
The ballot papers and the polling stations are in this case a fiction
,” said the Siberian battalion on its Telegram channel.
“You can only truly change your life for the better with guns in your hands.
Anyone who refuses a life of poverty under tyranny must make the right choice
,” he added.
The Russian presidential election is due to begin this Friday.
“Like all our fellow citizens, at the Legion we dream of a Russia free from Putin's dictatorship. But we are not content with just dreaming: we are doing everything we can to make these dreams come true,”
explained, for its part, the Freedom for Russia legion, which had already entered Russian territory in May 2023.
“We will withdraw our land on a diet, centimeter by centimeter.
The Russians will sleep peacefully (...) and will say what they think without fear.
Russians will vote for who they want, not who they should.
Russians will live freely
,” explained the Russian Freedom Battalion on its Telegram channel.
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This assault comes after the Ukrainian army had to abandon the town of Avdiivka on February 17.
“I can give you fresh information: the situation is much better than during the last three months
,” explained Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview this Monday with BFMTV and Le
Monde
.