Russian troops equip engineering positions on northern border of Ukraine
DENYS KARLOVSKYI-WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2022, 16:23
Russian troops are building engineering positions 3 kilometres from the state border of Ukraine in Briansk Oblast.
Source: Speaker of the Ministry of Defence Oleksandr Motuzianyk
Quote from Motuzianyk: ‘Our intelligence reports that Russian troops are equipping positions in the areas of Podyvottia and Nekislitsa, which is in Briansk Oblast, Russia, about 3 kilometres from the state border of Ukraine.’
Details: the Russian villages of Podyvottia and Nekislitsa are located near the state border of Ukraine in Sumy Oblast.
Also, a pair of Russian Sukhoi Su-35 aircraft have carried out an airstrike on the village of Bilopillia in the Sumy region.
The Russian invaders are also building defensive positions on the second and third lines of defence [behind the front lines] in the Kherson and the Zaporizhzhia regions.
In Kharkiv Oblast, the occupying forces are increasing the firepower of combat groups.
Background:
- On May 31, the Russians fired artillery and aircraft at border areas of the Sumy Oblast.
- On May 30, more than 20 explosions of Russian shells were recorded in the Sumy region. In addition, the Russians shelled border villages with shells containing flechettes.
