INVASION OF RUSSIA

13 Mar 2024, https://rb.gy/8l250n 

A video appeared on Russian social media showing a rebel tank, likely near the border settlement of Lozova Rudka in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast on March 12. The Legion of Free Russia fighters showed how they crossed the Russian border in the dead of night on March 12, rolling in with heavy armored vehicles, including tanks.

Fighters from the Freedom of Russia Legion, the Russian Volunteer Corps, and the Siberian Battalion have kicked off a joint operation and have moved into the Belgorod and Kursk oblasts, reported former Russian MP and opposition activist Ilya Ponomarev on Facebook on March 12.

In addition to the actions in Lozova Rudka, there is an ongoing firefight in Tyotkino, Kursk Oblast, Ponomarev said.

The Freedom of Russia Legion declared their mission to liberate Russia from dictator Vladimir Putin. In a video message, the Legion stated they are “heading to the polls.”

These events follow one of the largest overnight drone attacks on Russian regions: on the night of March 12, drones struck nine Russian regions, igniting fires at oil depots in Orel and Nizhny Novgorod.