Losses of the Russian Federation and scuttling FSBs: details of the raid on the Belgorod region from the Legion “Freedom of Russia”
The representative of the commanders of the Legion “Freedom of Russia” noted that the FSB officers “scraped like hares and surrendered themselves.”
One of the commanders of the Legion “Freedom of Russia” with the call sign “Caesar” on the air of the informational telethon explained what the main goal of the operation in the Belgorod region was, summed up the first results of the achievement of the mission to date, and also announced the losses of the parties.
According to him, the peacekeeping operation in the Belgorod region had several goals.
“Firstly, the residents of the Belgorod region turned to us with a request to conduct a peacekeeping operation, since many of them were tired of the war. We conducted reconnaissance in force – this is our first operation on the territory of our homeland and the first joint operation with the RDK. And it passed We have defeated the armed forces of the Russian Federation, the FSB, the National Guard and the Ministry of Defense. We have shown the Russian people that it is possible to create pockets of resistance to fight the Putin regime on the territory of Russia. We have shown Ukraine, Russia and the world community that Russia and the Russian army are ears of clay with feet of clay,” the representative of the Legion “Freedom of Russia” emphasized.
Also, “Caesar” gave details of the losses of the parties.
“Two of our brothers-in-arms were killed, 10 people were injured. The enemy’s losses amounted to two companies. About 10 pieces of equipment were destroyed, 5 pieces of equipment were captured. Several people from the FSB were taken prisoner. But the figure is not final. Although the assault units left the territory of the Russian Federation, our artillery and the UAV group continue to work in the area, searching for and destroying the enemy, his pulled up reserves,” he stressed.
The representative of the commanders of the Legion “Freedom of Russia” noted that the FSB officers “scraped like hares and surrendered themselves.”
In addition, the representative of the Legion “Freedom of Russia” specified the purpose of the demilitarized zone in the future.
“The demilitarized zone will be located not only in the Belgorod region, it will include all the border regions of Russia. And Russia itself, at the end of this war, which will end with the change of the Putin regime and the establishment of democracy, will not pose a danger to neighboring states. It will live peacefully and engage in creative work,” Caesar stated.
Raid in the Belgorod region – details
At the beginning of the week, on May 21, 2023, Russian volunteers from the Legion “Freedom of Russia” and the “Russian Volunteer Corps” made a “raid” in the Graivoronsky district of the Belgorod region. Ukrainian intelligence officials said that the Russians’ own breakthrough of the Russian border by volunteers was a “special operation”.
In addition, it was reported about the reaction of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu, who for the first time commenting on the breakthrough of the fighters of the Legion “Freedom of Russia” and “RDK” into the territory of the Belgorod Region, voiced the version that more than 70 “saboteurs”, armored vehicles and vehicles were destroyed.
On May 24, representatives of the Legion “Freedom of Russia” and the “Russian Volunteer Corps” after returning from the Belgorod region, gave a joint press conference, during which they revealed some details of the operation and refuted the statements of the Russian Ministry of Defense about the “defeat”.
According to the statement of the speaker of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Andrei Yusov, it was reported that the information of the Russian side about the heavy losses of the rebels in the Belgorod region is not true.