The head of the anti-Putin rebel group that has claimed attacks on Russia’s Belgorod region in recent days has warned that the territory will again be targeted by incursions. Denis Kapustin, leader of the so-called Russian Volunteer Corps, hailed the “success” of the operation, which, according to him, highlights Russian weaknesses. “I think they will see us again on that side,” Kapustin was quoted as saying by Reuters, adding that he could not reveal more information about future incursions into Russian territory. “The border is very long. Soon, we will reach a point where things will escalate.” Speaking to journalists in northern Ukraine, close to the Russian border, the founder of the Russian Volunteer Corps said entering Russia and returning to Ukraine “can be considered a success”. “The operation is ongoing. It has several phases,” said Kapustin, a well-known figure in Russia’s hooligan and far-right circles who was based in Ukraine before the war, where he organized Mixed Martial Arts matches and owned a clothing brand. According to him, this type of incursion forces the Russian army to deploy “a large number” of forces, thus uncovering other parts of the border and the front line. The spokesman for the other group that claimed responsibility for the incursion, identified as Caesar of the Russian Freedom Legion, also called the operation “incredible” as he posed in front of an armored vehicle that he said was a “trophy” taken from the forces. Russian. The fighters confirmed that they were in Russian territory for almost 24 hours before returning to Ukraine in the early hours of Wednesday (24). Hours earlier, Moscow claimed to have repelled this incursion with the help of artillery and aviation and to have eliminated “more than 70 Ukrainian terrorists”. The paramilitary soldiers, who claim to be “right-wing conservatives and traditionalists”, said, for their part, that they had only two wounded. According to Kapustin, Moscow’s reaction to that incursion showed that “the military and political leadership in Russia is completely unprepared” to deal with this type of maneuvers. “I want to prove that tyrants can be fought and that Putin’s power is not unlimited,” he added, adding that he fights against injustice and torture. While Ukraine has denied any responsibility for the incursion, Kapustin said the Kievan Ukrainian government did encourage them, but without providing weapons or equipment. In addition, he denied allegations that weapons supplied by Western allies to Ukraine were used. Nuclear power plants According to the security services of the Russian Federation, two Ukrainians were detained on Thursday (25) who were planning attacks on Russian nuclear power plants to disrupt their operation. “A sabotage group of Ukraine’s external intelligence service … tried to blow up about 30 power transmission lines from Leningrad and Tver nuclear power plants,” the security services said in a statement. “According to the idea of Ukrainian special services, this would lead to the shutdown of nuclear reactors, interrupt the normal operation of nuclear power stations and cause significant damage to Russia’s economy and reputation,” the same source said. Classified as “saboteurs” by the Russian authorities, the two Ukrainian soldiers would have managed to blow up the pole of a high-voltage line and place mines next to four other lines of the Leningrad nuclear power plant, about 30 kilometers from St. Petersburg. The same note informs that the two Ukrainians now arrested could be sentenced to 20 years in prison. “Two Russians who were accomplices of the saboteurs were also identified and arrested”, add the security services, which accuses them of having provided means of communication and vehicles with false registrations. Russian special services also seized 36.5 kilograms of explosives and about 60 detonators, says the note, noting that an investigation is underway for “sabotage” and “trafficking in explosives”. The attempted attack would have happened on the eve of Victory Day, celebrated on May 9 in Russia. Night attacks Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory also continue. Ukraine’s Home Affairs Minister posted footage of Russian drones being intercepted by Ukrainian forces in Kiev last night on Twitter. “Another sleepless night for many of us. Another attack in Kiev,” wrote Anton Gerashchenko on the social network.
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