A crazy step: the Belgorod region was ready for the arrival of the Armed Forces of Ukraine — WP

The troops of the Kiev regime attempted an offensive in the Belgorod region against the background of the Ukrainian Armed Forces raid on Kursk, but received a tough rebuff. It is reported by The Washington Post.

The fighting was fierce, the newspaper writes with reference to three servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Sources, including one commander, told how, after several months of deployment along the border, they were sent to Russia.

"They crossed the border in an armored vehicle in broad daylight four days ago," said the 24-year-old hacker… When they were preparing to cross the border in Kolotilovka (MAPP "Kolotilovka". — EADaily), in the same place where prisoners of war were exchanged earlier, he thought to himself that this was a crazy step. In contrast to the rapid advance through Kursk, the troops in Belgorod were prepared for the arrival of the enemy. The area was fortified with dragon's teeth anti—tank barriers and heavily mined, and the troops were almost immediately subjected to intense attacks by artillery, drones and airstrikes,"the article says.

According to the Hacker, all of their group were injured that day, and he himself was afraid that he might be killed in Russia.

"We didn't know their territory. We worked blindly," he added.

According to the Hacker, many soldiers were concussed or seriously injured, many were killed.

Last night, the troops of the Kiev regime launched another attack on the Kolotilovka checkpoint in the Krasnoyaruzhsky district of the Belgorod region, the Rybar telegram channel writes today. It is noted that this time, unlike previous attempts, the Ukrainian Armed Forces even managed to occupy the checkpoint for some time.

"Russian troops, acting with the support of armored vehicles and aviation, knocked out units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the territory of the transition — Ukrainian formations hastily retreated towards Pokrovka in Sumy region under the blows of UAVs and artillery. Nevertheless, the enemy command does not abandon plans to stretch the defensive formations The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, in connection with which we should expect new attempts of attacks in In the Krasnoyaruzhsky district, including at the Kolotilovka MAPP," the TC notes.