In particular, measures to strengthen sections of the russian border are recorded in the Belgorod, Kursk, and Bryansk regions after the raids of the Siberian Battalion, the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) and the Freedom of Russia Legion.
This was reported by the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
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"They are training personnel of the Kursk, Bryansk, and Belgorod groups of russian troops to detect and fight sabotage and reconnaissance groups, to conduct assault operations in urban conditions, to protect and defend critical infrastructure facilities," the message says.
It is reported that the occupiers are training new recruits to strengthen the russian border regions, in particular, in occupied Mariupol and other occupied cities of Ukraine.
Also, the enemy is strengthening, improving and masking fortifications in these three regions of the russian federation, trying to increase the number of C-UAV means, EW as well as anti-aircraft defense there.
![Defense fortifications in Belgorod Oblast, Defense Express](/media/contentimages/7a166087e207727e.avif)
"In particular, they plan to move units of the 5th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade of the enemy, which is currently in the occupied territory of the Luhansk region, to the Kursk region. The engineering units of the russians are increasing the geography of mine and explosive barriers in the border regions," the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported.
Ukrainian intelligence stated that among the local population of the specified regions, the level of dissatisfaction with the actions of municipal officials, Kremlin authorities and russian propagandists is growing.
On the night of March 29, a series of explosions rang out in Belgorod, Russia. Local residents reported hitting a high-rise building. Later, they began to publish videos of explosions in the city.
![Russian Volunteer Corps is a military unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, formed in August 2022 to protect Ukraine from the russian invasion, Defense Express](/media/contentimages/c2c66087c8a7e73f.jpg)
As Defense Express reported, units of the Freedom of Russia Legion, the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) and the Siberian Battalion Tuesday morning, March 12, crossed the Ukrainian-russian border and entered the territory of the Graivoron district of the Belgorod region, as well as the territory of the Kursk region of the russian federation.
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