Journalist Pavel Zarubin in the program “Moscow”. Kremlin. on “Putin” TV channel “Russia 1” He said that Russian President Vladimir Putin learned in advance about the plans of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) to cross the Russian border in the Belgorod and Kursk regions.
According to the journalist, Russian intelligence received information about the planned operation two weeks in advance. Putin was informed of the threat and ordered the conscription troops at the border to be replaced by contract soldiers and special forces.
“It was decided to withdraw the troops consisting of conscript soldiers from the state border to the second and third echelons and replace them with contract soldiers, volunteers and special forces soldiers, and this was implemented,” Zarubin said.
Before that, military expert Alexander Bartosh aforementionedThat the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) want to show the West the insecurity of the borders of the Russian Federation by trying to enter the territory of the Russian Federation.
Previously commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine statedThat the Russian Federation has an advantage in the use of FPV drones.