Russian anti-Kremlin militias, including the "Freedom of Russia" Legion, the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC), and the Siberian Battalion, have initiated a joint operation against Russian military positions in the Belgorod and Kursk regions. These groups, fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, have issued multiple warnings to the residents of these regions to evacuate immediately to avoid civilian casualties. The operation, described as a response to Russia's sham elections, involves night advances, drone operations, and artillery strikes aimed at military targets, with Russian Armed Forces vehicles reported destroyed. The militias have claimed to have already seized Tyotkino village in the Kursk region and are urging civilians to leave major population centers in both regions to protect their lives. The regional leadership's failure to protect civilians has been cited as a reason for the militias' direct action. This announcement was made in a joint statement on March 13.
โก๏ธ Russian volunteers who are fighting for Ukraine have again addressed the residents of Belgorod and Kursk regions "Immediately leave #Kursk and #Belgorod regions, all major population centers. We will open fire on military targets on this territory within an hour and a halfโฆ https://t.co/iuOpwc4YC0
Already second warning, which never happens before ruzzia decides to kill our civilian kids, elderly and women in their homes. Anyone ignoring this, will be solely responsible for possible civilian deaths. Belgorod and Kursk regions should evacuate if they value their lives https://t.co/3ZZm2zdZS2
Russian volunteers again addressed residents of the Belgorod and Kursk regions โImmediately leave the Kursk and Belgorod regions, all major settlements. We will open fire on military targets in this territory within an hour and a half after this request.โ https://t.co/I4cy3S4qXe
โ๏ธ๐ "Evacuate immediately," - RVC calls on residents of the Kursk and Belgorod regions to leave the regions! โ ๏ธ The regional leadership did nothing to protect civilians. Therefore, volunteers are forced to return fire at border military installations. https://t.co/R48xhspmUX
๐น Freedom of Russia Legion promises surprises for Putin's elections: Fighting underway in Belgorod Oblast https://t.co/cqHj74MXni
๐ Freedom of Russian Legion calls for evacuation of residents of Kursk and Belgorod oblasts https://t.co/Fw04bqsOvH
Anti-Kremlin Russian fighters have begun urging their fellow citizens to abandon their homes in the Belgorod and Kursk regions as part of a militant campaign aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. https://t.co/B3mTOgifue
๐ก๏ธ Russian volunteer soldiers announce strikes on Russian positions in Belgorod and Kursk https://t.co/ovcmqhle2M
๎ฅ โกThree Russian anti-Kremlin militias issued a joint statement on March 13 telling Russian citizens located by the Ukrainian border to evacuate, saying that they planned to launch attacks against Russian military positions in the area. https://t.co/STtbxKe7Bi
'We Urge Everyone to Leave Cities Immediately' - Pro-Kyiv Militias Warn of Strikes on Russian Border Cities This announcement comes one day after the groups claimed to have seized Tyotkino village in Russia's #Kursk region. https://t.co/ufI3esAjwl
Russian volunteer forces fighting alongside Kyiv urge civilians to flee #Belgorod and #Kursk, threatening large-scale attacks on military targets in the Russian border cities. https://t.co/nnDhgZ56GK
Inhabitants of Kursk and Belgorod MUST evacuate without delay The joint russian opposition has no other choices than to hit those cities To preserve civilian life, civilians are invited to leave without delay https://t.co/rtNAuyWMik
โก๏ธ"We are forced to inflict artillery strikes on military positions in Belgorod and Kursk" โ a joint statement from the anti-Kremlin Russian legions "Freedom of Russia", RDC, and the Siberian Battalion, which yesterday began a joint operation in Russia. "To avoid casualtiesโฆ https://t.co/qSJSeNSUhZ
โผ๏ธ "We are forced to launch fire strikes on military positions that are located in Belgorod and Kursk," Russian volunteers fighting in the ranks of the AFU urge residents of Belgorod and Kursk regions to evacuate "We are forced to launch a fire attack on military positions thatโฆ https://t.co/hp7wr5Hp2i
โก๏ธ We are forced to inflict a fire defeat on military positions located in the cities of Belgorod and Kursk, - Legion Freedom of Russia โ๏ธ"To avoid civilian casualties, we urge everyone to leave the cities immediately."
๐ช "Freedom of Russia" Legion ๐ Combat footage https://t.co/6sGmYw6mnj
โWe Prepared this Operation for Russiaโs Sham Electionsโ โ Freedom of Russia Legion Fighter A legion representative reports ongoing combat in the #Kursk and #Belgorod regions, with active drone operations and Russian Armed Forces vehicles destroyed. https://t.co/WL47vsTZID
๐ Movement of units of the "Freedom of Russia" legion in the Belgorod region and the surrounding area. https://t.co/YOKIeqsfKo
๐ช Russian Volunteer Corps publishes a video of a night advance with a battle. https://t.co/fRHyBjJyp8