Russian authorities in Kursk Oblast again reports shelling and “return fire”

Kateryna Tyshchenko - Thursday, 19 May 2022, 00:00

Roman Starovoyt, the governor of the Kursk Oblast of the Russian Federation, has claimed that "the enemy" had shelled the village Alekseyevka for the third time, as well as the village of Tyotkino.

Source: Roman Starovoyt on Telegram

Quote: "The border in the Glushkov district is turbulent again. The enemy has shelled Tyotkino and Alekseyevka for the third time. Our fighters repulsed the attack. There have been no casualties."

Details: Earlier on Wednesday (18 May), Starovoyt said that "The village of Alekseyevka in the Glushkov district was hit by mortars again."

He believes that the "enemy" was aiming at the mobile network tower, which had been recently renovated.

The governor said that Russian border guards and the military opened "return fire." There were no casualties or damage.

Background: On 17 May, Roman Starovoyt claimed that the border village of Alekseyevka had been shelled with "large-calibre weapons."

In addition, alleged Ukrainian shelling has been periodically reported in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation. Thus, eyewitnesses allegedly found mortar shells after explosions in the village of Solokhi in Belgorod Oblast on 18 May. On 17 May, authorities in Belgorod Oblast reported the alleged shelling of the village of Bezymyannoye near the Ukrainian border. On 15 May, the Russians reported the shelling of the village of Sereda in the Belgorod region, allegedly conducted from the Ukrainian border.

The head of the "A Just Russia - Patriots - For Truth" party in the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Sergey Mironov, called on the Russian military leadership to launch missile strikes on the headquarters and government buildings of Ukraine in retaliation for their shelling of Russian villages on the border with Ukraine.

At the same time, Russian troops continue to shell Ukrainian settlements in Chernihiv and Sumy Oblasts.