The situation with the shelling of the city of Shebekino and other settlements in the Belgorod region cannot have an impact on the conduct of the military operation in Ukraine, said Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the Russian president, during a press briefing with journalists. His words son RIA News.
According to Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putin “constantly and regularly” receives information from border guards, military, rescuers, as well as representatives of the authorities of the Belgorod region, transmits Mayak radio station telegram channel.
“The regional authorities are working very actively and selflessly. Putin is in constant contact with them,” the Kremlin spokesman added (quoted by RBC ).
Peskov also noted that “the main problem is to provide assistance to people, resettlement support for those who need it.” “Putin is actively engaged in this area today,” he said.
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on the averted terrorist attack on residents of Shebekino, Belgorod region. According to the military department, on the night of June 1, Ukrainian formations tried to cross the border using equipment near the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka and the Shebekino automobile checkpoint. The Ministry of Defense said the military repelled all attacks, resulting in the deaths of more than 30 attackers.
On the morning of June 1, Russian military telegram channels and military correspondents reported an attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to cross the Russian border in the Belgorod region using a tank, aircraft and equipment engineering. Baza wrote about the fighting near the Shebekino checkpoint. At the same time, the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) and the Legion for the Freedom of Russia* posted videos on their Telegram channels in which representatives of the organizations claim to be on the Russian border and fight. The date, time and place of shooting of these videos are not indicated.
Belgorod authorities called false information about the breakthrough of the Ukrainian armed forces in the direction of Shebekinsky.
According to reports by the governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, Chebekino has been under heavy shelling for several hours. In the afternoon of June 1, the head of the region informed that the bombardments by the APU continue. As Gladkov writes, several settlements in the Shebekinsky and Graivoronsky districts are under fire at the same time, the destruction of buildings in the settlements was recorded. In particular, as a result of shelling in the building of an inn in Shebekino, a fire broke out.
* the organization is recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia
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