Prisoners of war were taken into captivity by the 3rd Assault Brigade after an assault on a tree line in Bakhmut. Characteristic prison tattoos can be seen on the body of one of the Russian captives, indicating that convicts are still being used on the frontline. pic.twitter.com/xMsupccWHO
— Dmitri (@wartranslated) May 23, 2023
"The village of Gor'kovskii and the village of Shchetinovka in the Bilhorod region came under the control of Ukrainian saboteurs," Russian media outlets report. pic.twitter.com/9VW0IY4mAR
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) May 23, 2023
There has been a lot of discussion on Russia's omnipresent 'tank-stopper' triangles.
— WhereisRussiaToday (@WhereisRussia) May 23, 2023
Here's a video showing just how ineffective they really are.#Russia #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/yjOgmN0aWB
Putin's press-secretary commented on the events in Belgorod region. He said the authorities were "deeply disturbed" but wouldn't call for a security council meeting.
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) May 23, 2023
In typical Russian blame-shifting, he put the responsibility for illegal border-crossing on law enforcement… pic.twitter.com/yOHdilQrLH
Russia's MoD has commented on the situation in Belgorod region.
— Faytuks News Δ (@Faytuks) May 23, 2023
"More than 70 Ukrainian terrorists, four armored fighting vehicles and five pickups have been destroyed" pic.twitter.com/gDpnNOblvl
I just got off the phone with the operation's leader, who was in a pretty good mood. Didn't sound at all like 70 of his fighters had been eliminated. In fact, he said the operation wasn't over. https://t.co/ofxDxaCold https://t.co/ip2PPfJFbN
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) May 23, 2023
