The President of the Russian Federation instructed the border guards and the FSB “to securely cover the borders near the combat zone.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, May 28, ordered the border guards and the Federal Security Service to strengthen border security, Reuters reports.
In his address, Putin stressed that their task is to “reliably cover the frontiers near the combat zone.” In addition, he instructed to ensure the rapid movement of military and civilian equipment and cargo to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
Recall, on May 22, the authorities of the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation announced that a “Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group” had allegedly entered the border district of Graivoron. Fighting seems to have taken place in three villages. A counter-terrorist operation regime was operating in the region for about a day.
and announced the start of an operation in the Belgorod region to liberate Russia from the regime of Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian intelligence noted that only Russians operate on the territory of the Belgorod region, creating a “safety zone” to protect Ukrainians.
On May 23, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that “the invading units were defeated” and more than 70 “Ukrainian terrorists” were killed as a result of the fighting, but did not provide any confirmation of these data. refuted the statement of the Russian Ministry of Defense and officially stated that he had no losses.