Russia vows ‘robust response’ to cross-border incursions from Ukraine

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu mentioned Wednesday that the nation “will reply harshly” to the “terrorist assaults” by Ukrainian forces in opposition to the Belgorod border area, the place 13 civilians have been injured.

“More than 70 Ukrainian terrorists have already been eradicated,” he mentioned earlier than including that “any further we are going to reply instantly and harshly to such acts by Ukraine.”

Thus, he has spoken of an “invasion” by a unit of “Ukrainian nationalists” in Russian territory, by way of the Kozinka border put up, in Belgorod. “During a counterintelligence operation, these nationalist formations have been blocked and attacked with artillery,” he assured, in response to info from the Interfax information company.

In this sense, he identified that a few of these “nationalists have needed to retreat to their territory, the place they’ve been bombarded till their full elimination.”

Ukraine denies involvement in Monday’s assaults and two Russian paramilitary teams against Russian President Vladimir Putin have claimed duty. These are the Russian Freedom Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC); they are saying they’re preventing to overthrow the Russian president.

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