Ukrainian forces storm Russian border points in Belgorod region
Ukrainians have moved on two border points along the border with Russia. In total, about 500 soldiers are storming the border in the Belgorod region. The region governor stated that the situation is difficult but under control.
Massive Ukrainian attack: According to the Mash channel, about 500 Ukrainian soldiers attacked two Russian checkpoints in Nekhoteyevka and Shebekino in the Belgorod region. Severe clashes were reported near Nekhoteyevka.
About 200 Ukrainian soldiers in infantry fighting vehicles landed at positions near the border and attempted to cross it. At the same time, about 300 soldiers of the Ukrainian armed forces arrived at the Shebekino checkpoint. Fighting is also taking place there.
The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, reported that the situation is difficult.
Russians redeploy forces
Russia has already transferred about 30,000 soldiers from Ukraine to the Kursk direction, and this number is growing; the enemy is trying to withdraw units from other directions, informed the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, speaking online on Tuesday at the "Ukraine 2024. Independence" forum in Kyiv (10:00 AM ET).
"Of course, the Kursk operation led to the redirection of a significant number of enemy forces. At the moment, we can state that about 30,000 Russian soldiers have already been directed to the Kursk direction. This number is constantly growing," emphasized Syrskyi.
He noted that one of the tasks of the offensive operation in the Kursk direction "was to divert significant enemy forces from other directions, primarily Pokrovsk and Kurakhovo."
"Currently, we are still advancing, inflicting measurable losses on Russian troops in personnel and equipment. So far, we have taken control of about 1,300 square kilometres of territory. There are roughly 100 localities on it," declared the general.
