According to their own statements, so-called anti-Kremlin fighters want to have conquered a Russian town near Belgorod. Around a hundred Russians are said to be still in the combat area.
In the Russian region of Belgorod, anti-Kremlin fighters say they have taken complete control of the town of Novaya Tavolschanka. Because the Russian power apparatus is not interested in the fate of the region and no longer has the situation under control, they have now taken over the action, the Russian Volunteer Corps RDK announced on Monday. Nowaja Tavolschanka is not a small village, but a place with 5000 inhabitants. “Now it’s empty,” a gunman said on video. After days of shelling in the area, the governor of Belgorod, Vyacheslav Gladkov, indirectly admitted that he was no longer in control of the situation.
Moscow speaks of “terrorists” and “saboteurs”
In Novaya Tavolschanka near the town of Schebekin, the 100 people who remained could not be saved because shooting was going on there, Gladkov said in a video. The Defense Ministry in Moscow speaks of “terrorists” and “saboteurs” who fired artillery from the Ukrainian side and in some cases even penetrated Russian territory. The ministry announced last week that it had “destroyed” more than 120 fighters and military equipment. There was initially no reaction from Moscow to the situation in Novaya Tavolschanka.
In the video published by Telegram, the fighters of the Volunteer Corps, which consists of Russian nationalists, also offered to talk to representatives of the power apparatus in Moscow because Governor Gladkov himself has no influence on the situation. According to its own statements, the RDK is fighting for a free Russia. The Ukrainian leadership has denied having anything directly to do with the attacks on the Russian region. In the Belgorod region, several civilians were killed and injured as a result of the fire from the Ukrainian side. Russia also started its war against Ukraine on February 24, 2022 from the Belgorod region.
Source: Stern
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