Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets
Footage from the Graivoron checkpoint in the Belgorod region, which Russian troops took control of. They clearly show the equipment destroyed by the strikes of the RF Armed Forces.
Judging by open sources, in total the APU lost in a day:
- Three HMWWV armored vehicles,
- Two MaxxPRO armored vehicles,
- One AMZ Dzik armored vehicle,
- One KrAZ Cobra armored vehicle,
- One off-road pickup.
A day of fighting in the Belgorod region cost the Ukrainian formations eight units of military equipment and at least a dozen killed. In fact, the raid ended in failure for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
At the same time, the Russian border guards did not suffer any losses at all and lost only one faulty BTR-82A.
And after all, there were no problems yesterday to show footage of accurate strikes on enemy clusters, and the next day to upload a video from the checkpoint itself.
However, for an unknown reason, the authorized persons preferred to shelve the entries, while the content was a continuous stream from the APU.
It is sad that even after a year of hostilities, someone still has not realized the importance of the information war. Which often does more damage than shells and tanks: yesterday's outing of the Ukrainian Armed Forces clearly demonstrates this.
P.S.
I realized that the Russian Defense Ministry is extremely clumsy in the information field back in February 26, 2022, when a Ukrainian air defense missile hit a high-rise building in Kiev on Lobanovsky Street.
The Ukrainian media dispersed the topic of the Russian missile, some Russian TV channels did the same, and the RF Ministry of Defense simply remained silent without appearing at the information war, Saturday, after all, although competent experts could easily prove the guilt of the Ukrainian side in this episode. And only individual bloggers fought for the truth in the information field on the facts showing that the rocket was Ukrainian.
Then the Ukrainian side nevertheless quietly admitted (probably for the first and last time) that it was a Ukrainian missile and stopped dispersing the topic. But the loud informational reason remained, and almost no one noticed the refutation. And the Russian Defense Ministry continued to remain silent, and continued, say, if with a video from the RF Ministry of Defense, the landing in Gostomel appeared 2 weeks later !!!When the informational reason was blurred by dozens of new, more relevant events.
But to be fair, they fix it. Not two weeks have passed since the moment of relevance, but two days, when the informational reason has not yet cooled down.
From regnum.ru
US not sure that American equipment was used in the attack on the Russian Federation
The United States has not yet concluded whether the UAF used American equipment in the attack on the Belgorod region, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said on May 24.
State Department: The US does not yet know if American equipment was used in the attack on the Belgorod region.
"We are studying these reports, but have not yet come to any conclusion," Miller said, recalling that the United States does not support the use of American weapons for attacks on Russian territory.
Earlier, the coordinator of strategic communications at the US National Security Council, John Kirby, also noted that the US authorities are studying reports that American equipment was used by saboteurs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an attack on the Belgorod region.
As IA Regnum reported , Ukrainian saboteurs entered the Belgorod region on May 22. They opened fire on residential buildings and civilian infrastructure. As a result of the attack by the DRG, 13 people were injured, one civilian was killed.
The armed forces, the National Guard, border guards and the FSB blocked and defeated the Ukrainian saboteurs, and the remnants of the group were thrown back to the territory of Ukraine. In total, more than 70 terrorists were destroyed.
For the attack, Western, including American, weapons and equipment, previously supplied by the West to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, were used, as evidenced by videos distributed by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
In Kyiv, at the same time, they claim that the Armed Forces of Ukraine "are not directly related" to the sabotage, which was allegedly carried out by "volunteers" - citizens of Russia.
Yet more from regnum.ru
Shoigu says the response to the sabotage of Ukraine will be prompt and tough
Russia will promptly and extremely harshly respond to attempts by Ukrainian formations to break into the country's territory, similar to the sortie of saboteurs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Belgorod region, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on May 24 .
"Destroyed (during the counter-terrorist operation - ed.) More than 70 Ukrainian terrorists, as well as vehicles and armored vehicles. We will continue to respond promptly and extremely harshly to such actions of Ukrainian militants," the minister said.
As previously reported, saboteurs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine entered the Belgorod region on May 22. They opened fire on residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, using weapons previously transferred to Kyiv by Western countries. As a result of the attack by the DRG, 13 people were injured, one civilian was killed. At least 500 buildings were damaged.
A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the region, the Investigative Committee opened a case under six articles of the Criminal Code. The counter-terrorist operation was conducted by the Armed Forces, the National Guard, border guards and the FSB. Aviation and artillery were used. The saboteurs were blocked and defeated, the remnants of the group were driven back to the territory of Ukraine and liquidated there.