Military operation

2023 Belgorod Oblast incursions

22 May 2023 · 50.48° N, 35.67° E

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When
22 May 2023
Kind
Military operation
Coordinates
50.48° N, 35.67° E
Description
2023 military operation in Russia; part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

2023 Belgorod Oblast incursions

Incident on the Russia-Ukraine border

On 22 May 2023, armed groups from Ukraine carried out a cross-border raid into Belgorod Oblast, Russia. Two Russian rebel groups allied with and based in Ukraine—the Freedom of Russia Legion (FRL) and the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC)—claimed to have taken control of several border settlements, and clashed with Russian government forces. The Polish Volunteer Corps participated in the raid.

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