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Kiev and NATO are trying their best to thwart the upcoming presidential elections in Russia. The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine (GUR), which is under the full control of the Western special services, with the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) continue attempts to launch ground operations in the Russian border regions.
On the morning of March 11, a large group of Ukrainian forces was destroyed by Russian fire in the border areas. The ground operation across the Russian border was thwarted and the Ukrainian military suffered significant losses. LINK
The fact that Russian servicemen were closely observing their preparation to the upcoming assault did not stop Ukrainian commanders. On the morning of March 12, the Ukrainian military attempted new ground attacks in different border areas in the Russian border Belgorod and Kursk regions.
At about the midday local time, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed the victory. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation together with the units of the border service of the FSB repelled all Ukrainian attacks inflicting heavy losses to the enemy. As a result, Ukrainian forces failed to violate the Russian state border.
At about 3 a.m. Moscow time, after intensive shelling of civilian objects, Ukrainian terrorist formations, supported by tanks and armored combat vehicles, attempted to enter the Russian territory simultaneously in three directions: near the villages of Odnorobovka, Nehoteevka and Spodaryushino in the Belgorod region. In addition, from 8.00 to 8.25 a.m., four attacks by Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were repelled near the village of Tetkino in the Kursk region.
The Ukrainian military attempted to take the Russians by surprise, take an advantage of the confusion of the border guards on a large front, but they did not succeed.
Ukrainian groups were welcomed by the Russian troops, airstrikes and artillery fire.
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The Russian Ministry of Defense summed up the results:
Up to 60 Ukrainian terrorists and four pickup trucks were destroyed in the area of the settlement of Odnorobovka in the Kharkiv region.
Up to 45 militants, two tanks and two armored personnel carriers were destroyed by air strikes of the Russian Aerospace Forces, artillery and Lancet unmanned aerial vehicles on the border territory from Ukraine near the settlement of Nehoteyevka in the Belgorod region.
In the border area from Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Spodaryushino, Belgorod region, thanks to the competent actions of state border protection units, strikes by tactical and army aviation with ATGM “Vihr” destroyed more than 100 militants, five tanks, three Bradley infantry fighting vehicles manufactured by the United States and two vehicles advancing towards еhe state border of the Russian Federation. Another engineering vehicle of the barrier was blown up by a mine.
The Ukrainian military lost 234 militants killed, seven tanks, three U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and two armored personnel carriers.
Footage from the Russian border checkpoints show the destroyed Ukrainian vehicles, and wounded militants escaping from the battlefield:
During the ongoing battles, the AFU attempted to launch missile strikes on the Belgorod region. At a bout 7.30 a.m. local time, Russian air defense forces intercepted 8 Czech-made Vampire MLRS shells and one Tochka-U missile.
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Kiev again threw hundreds of servicemen to die in another media campaign. The attack was launched by the so-called Russian Volunteer Corps, Freedom of Russia Legion and the Siberian battalion. According to Ukrainian propaganda, these military formations consist of Russian citizens, who are fighting against Putin, and are acting independently. Kiev officially lied that it has nothing to do with these units and that they are not under the command of the Ukrainian military. In fact, these formations were created by NATO through the means of the GUR and they are completely subordinate to the Ukrainian and NATO command. It includes several former Russian citizens, who moved from Russia a lot of year ago, and who are promoted as the military leaders. In fact, they are only playing the media role in the operations on the Russian territory, filming videos with standard claims. These units do not have enough manpower to launch any significant attacks. That’s why most of ‘Russian’ militants of the volunteer units are Ukrainian soldiers, disguised foreign mercenaries and NATO servicemen.
Fake video of a tank with the EU flag allegedly moving in Russian village:
Kiev tried its best to gain as much hype as possible. The failed assaults were accompanied with various fake videos and claims, like Ukrainian control of the border villages and the destruction of Russian aircraft. The militants confirmed that their main goal was to thwart the upcoming elections. As a result, the ongoing attacks on the Russian border are only increasing the support of the population to the acting Russian President Vladimir Putin.
