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War comes home to Russia: Pro-Kyiv fighters seek Putin’s downfall

Russia has been jolted by one of the most daring incursions, allegedly carried out by groups including its nationals.

Al Jazeera

Mercenaries hand Bakhmut over to Russian military

MOSCOW: The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said on Thursday his troops had started transferring their positions in the flashpoint eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut to the Russian military.

Bangkok Post

Head of Russian private army Wagner says his forces are handing control of Bakhmut to Moscow

The head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner claims his forces have started pulling out of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine and handing over control to the Russian military

The Independent UK

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Russia says it said from the start that Ukraine was behind Kremlin drone attack

President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said Russia had said from the start that Ukraine was behind a drone attack on the Kremlin in early May, after the New York Times reported that U.S. spy agencies assessed one of Ukraine's special military or intelligence units probably orchestrated it.

Reuters

Xi Jinping: Russia, China should bolster ties at multilateral groups

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping called on Russia to help bolster their countries’ ties at multilateral groups, as both nations seek to counter a US-led world order they’ve become increasingly isolated within.

The Times of India

Leader of anti-Putin force says expect more Russian border raids

Denis Kapustin, self-described leader of the Russian Volunteer Corps, said his unit will raid Russian territory again.

Al Jazeera

A look at the Free Russia Legion, the pro-Ukrainian group that attacked Belgorod

A cross-border incursion into the Russian region of Belgorod on Monday put the Free Russia Legion under the spotlight, prompting questions about this mysterious paramilitary unit of anti-Putin Russians.

France 24

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More Russian soldiers went awol in Ukraine war this year than in all of 2022, UK claims

If found, most are sent back to front line of fighting, with only a suspended sentence

The Independent UK

‘We are Russians just like you’: anti-Putin militias enter the spotlight

The paramilitaries who raided Belgorod include guerrillas with far-right connections, anti-Kremlin veterans and former members of Russia’s security services

The Guardian - UK

Wagner chief launches scathing new attack on Putin’s war strategy

Head of mercenary group claims that Russia could lose war in Ukraine unless changes are made by the Kremlin leadership

The Independent UK

Putin’s threat hangs over tiny Moldova, but its people filled me with hope

Russian forces planned to invade after conquering Ukraine. Now Europe’s task is to ensure that Moldova’s democracy survives, says Nathalie Tocci, director of the Italian Institute of International Affairs

The Guardian - UK

Russia: US equipment used in border raid shows growing Western role in Ukraine

The Kremlin said on Wednesday the use of U.S.-made military hardware by pro-Ukrainian fighters who conducted a raid on a Russian border region this week was testament to the West's growing involvement in the Ukraine conflict.

Reuters

Pro-Kyiv Russian group says it 'didn't lose a single soldier' in cross-border raids on Belgorod

FRANCE 24 spoke to exiled Russian opposition figure Ilya Ponomarev, the political representative of the Freedom of Russia Legion. This Ukraine-based paramilitary group of Russian volunteers has been involved in cross-border incursions into Russia's Belgorod region in the past last few days. Ponomarev claimed the pro-Ukrainian, anti-Putin group "didn't lose…

France 24

Belgorod raid: Who is behind attacks on Russian region bordering Ukraine?

Moscow claims that Ukrainian tropps crossed into one of its border towns in the region, forcing an evacution – Kyiv denies any involvement

The Independent UK

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Reuters

Exclusive-Russian hypersonic scientist accused of betraying secrets to China - sources

The director of a top Russian science institute, arrested on suspicion of treason along with two other hypersonic missile technology experts, stands accused of betraying secrets to China, two people familiar with the case told Reuters.

The Independent UK

Russia says it shot down drones in border region after raid from Ukraine territory

A Russian official says Moscow's forces have shot down “a large number” of drones in Russia’s southern Belgorod region

Al Jazeera

Raids into Russia’s Belgorod aim to stretch forces thin: Analysts

Security experts say incursions seek to pull Russian troops away from key battles to help Ukraine counteroffensive.

France 24

Russian border region Belgorod targeted by overnight drone attacks, says official

A Russian official in the southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine said Wednesday that the territory was targeted by numerous drones overnight, following an armed incursion into the territory from Ukraine. The news comes after the state TASS news agency cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying that Russia would achieve…

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Reuters

Analysis-Ukraine war: Belgorod incursion may stretch Russia's defences

A two-day incursion from Ukraine into Russia's western borderlands could force the Kremlin to divert troops from front lines as Kyiv prepares a major counteroffensive, and deal Moscow a psychological blow, according to military analysts.

Al Jazeera

Russia claims 70 attackers killed in cross-border Belgorod raid

Anti-Kremlin groups, the Freedom of Russia Legion and Russian Volunteer Corps, claim responsibility for the incursion.

The Independent UK

Who's behind the attack on a Russian region on the border with Ukraine?

Russia alleges that dozens of Ukrainian militants crossed into one of its border towns in its Belgorod region, striking targets and forcing an evacuation, before over 70 of the attackers were killed or pushed back by a counterterrorism operation

Tribune News Service

Russia says troops defeated armed assault in Ukraine border area

Russia said it defeated an insurgent group that crossed the border from Ukraine in the most serious fighting on its territory since the start of the war 15 months ago.

Tribune News Service

Russia says forces still clearing out incursion from Ukraine

Russia said security forces are continuing a second day of operations against attackers who crossed the border from Ukraine in what’s become the most serious incursion into Russian territory since the start of the war 15 months ago.

Al Jazeera

Attacks in Russia’s Belgorod: What we know so far

Ukraine has denied any involvement in a daring cross-border assault that threatens to further escalate the war.

Reuters

Jester or rebel? Mercenary Prigozhin lays bare the strains of Putin's war

Yevgeny Prigozhin on Saturday delivered Vladimir Putin one of the few battlefield victories of the president's 15-month war in Ukraine.

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