Russian defense ministry's Belgorod fixation may signal anxiety: ISW

Anti-Kremlin militia raids into the Belgorod region were met with a disproportionate amount of Russian firepower, the think tank says.

The MoD also stated that it reinforced its border area within an hour of the start of the legion's raid, and met the attack with heavy air fire and artillery. In total, the Russian ministry said, over 135 personnel and 35 vehicles responded to the raid.

The attacks in Belgorod have also been used by Russian milbloggers to flame the ongoing tensions between the Kremlin and

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