Saboteurs seized a settlement on the territory of the Belgorod region

In the morning, Ukrainian telegram channels report the start of an offensive by units from among the “Russians” fighting for Ukraine on the territory of the Belgorod region.

In the public pages of the “Russian Volunteer Corps” and the “Legion of Freedom of Russia” there were posts calling on the inhabitants of the Russian border to “stay at home and not resist.” Videos with the movement of Ukrainian military equipment are also published (although the location cannot be established from the video). Later, reports appeared in Ukrainian public pages that the border checkpoint in Grayvoron had been destroyed by artillery fire. As well as a video where a Ukrainian tank is allegedly driving over it.

Of all this, Russian sources confirm only information about explosions and massive shelling in the border region of the Graivoronsky district of the Belgorod region, namely in the village of Zamostye. Photos with a column of smoke went around the network.

In the Graivoronsky district of the Belgorod region, heavy shelling is reported.

Local telegram channels publish photos of smoke and report about the lack of electricity among the residents of Zamosc.

This area borders on Sumy and Kharkiv regions. pic.twitter.com/yzsmlQKeBJ

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After that, some Russian telegram channels reported that there was a battle near the village of Dronovka in the Russian Federation with a sabotage group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that had penetrated there (this is not far from Grayvoron). But other publics write that this is a fake. There is no official confirmation of this either. Governor of the Belgorod Region Gladkov informed about the missile attack on the Grayvoron region and the work of air defense, as well as damage from debris from downed missiles.

At the same time, he did not confirm the raid on the territory of the region and stated that there were no victims. He also said that a massive information attack is underway on the region. “Now I see that massive information is being disseminated with a proposal to evacuate the residents of the Shebekinsky district from the Shebekinsky administration. This is a lie, this is not there,” said Gladkov.

Russian military publics believe that the massive reports in Ukrainian sources about the “start of the offensive against Belgorod” are disinformation and an attempt to force the Russian command to transfer additional units from the front to this direction on the eve of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The story of the raid of Russians, fighting on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the territory of the Russian Federation in the Belgorod region continues. “Legion Free Russia” and “Russian Volunteer Corps” declaredthat took control of the village of Kozinka in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation (Graivoronsky district). In Kozinka there is a checkpoint “Grayvoron” on the border of Ukraine and Russia. All this is actively published in Ukrainian telegram channels.

In Russia, the authorities declare that they are entering the territory of the “DRG” region. “A sabotage and reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine entered the territory of the Grayvoron district. The armed forces of the Russian Federation, together with the border service, the National Guard and the FSB, are taking the necessary measures to eliminate the enemy. I will report the details, ”wrote the governor of the region Gladkov.

The story continues with the raid of “Russians”, howling on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the territory of the Russian Federation in the Belgorod region. “Legion Free Russia” and “Russian Volunteer Corps” stated that they took control of the village of Kozinka in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation (Grayvoronsky district). pic.twitter.com/TZyy4rTXmX

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Combat helicopters over Rakitny on May 22, 2023. pic.twitter.com/0C6Bm7YTps

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Russian military publics write that Ukrainian armored vehicles entered the Grayvoron checkpoint, consisting of a T-72 tank, two HMMWV units, a Cougar and a KrAZ. They claim that the border guards withdrew to “previously equipped defense lines”, after which the Ukrainian forces were hit by fire.

The story continues with the raid of “Russians”, howling on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the territory of the Russian Federation in the Belgorod region. “Legion Free Russia” and “Russian Volunteer Corps” stated that they took control of the village of Kozinka in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation (Grayvoronsky district). pic.twitter.com/3mknHobLy9

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It is reported that during the shelling of the administration building, the deputy head of the Grayvoron city administration was wounded. Two employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations were also injured. pic.twitter.com/di8fCY67Q3

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The active publication of information about this in Ukraine by Russian telegram channels is still called a “disinformation operation” in order to encourage the Russian command to deploy additional units near Belgorod from areas where the Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing the main strike. And also to interrupt the information effect from the statements of the Russian Federation about the “capture of Bakhmut”.

In addition to disinformation, according to the former adviser to Bankova Alexei Arestovich, the main task of the Armed Forces at the first stage of the counteroffensive there will be a demoralization of the Russian army. Without solving this problem, he believes, the success of the counteroffensive may be in question.

Prigozhin (or his voice) about the breakthrough of the DRG in the Belgorod region pic.twitter.com/tV7s0q2NO4

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The head of Wagner PMC, Prigozhin, spoke sharply on this issue, traditionally accusing the Russian armed forces of inaction.

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