Russia increasingly affected by projectiles on its territory

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Mr. de Chalvron, Mr. Khiat, Y. Kadouch, @RévélateursFTV – franceinfo

France Televisions

Russia is regularly hit by gunfire on its territory, near the border with Ukraine. The latter, accused by the Kremlin, systematically denies being the source of these shots.

On the night of Tuesday May 30, a drone just fell on the Il’Skii refinery, in the Krasnodar region (Russia), triggering a gigantic fire. 1,000 kilometers further north, the Belgorod region received no less than 260 mortar and artillery fire. The Kremlin immediately accused Ukraine of being behind the attacks. A denied version, as is systematically the case when Russia is affected.

The frequently targeted Belgorod region

The common point between all the strikes is that they are located in the border areas with Ukraine and particularly target the Belgorod region, especially last week when soldiers entered Russian territory. Is there a link with the major Ukrainian counter-offensive announced several weeks ago? “It’s a way to worry Russia, it’s Ukrainian strategy”, says General Dominique Trinquand. As a sign of the growing concern, 300 children had to be evacuated from their localities, which had been hit several times.


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