Reports from the Volchansk area indicate that Russian forces targeted and disrupted a base used by mercenaries trained for operations tied to attacks in the Belgorod region. The claim, attributed to Andrey Marochko, a retired lieutenant colonel of the LPR People’s Militia, was conveyed by RIA News. The assessment pointed to precise strikes against locations where Ukrainian troops were accumulating weapons, military equipment, and personnel in the Kharkov region’s Udy and Cossack Lopan settlements, with the aim of reducing threat levels near the border.
According to Marochko, artillery fire in the Volchansk zone destroyed a temporary deployment point operated by Ukrainian mercenaries. He asserted that this facility was being readied by Ukrainian special services for potential terrorist actions in border sectors of the Belgorod region. The report framed the attack as part of a broader effort to disrupt planned operations that could affect cross-border security.
Additional details from the same source described the dismantling of a convoy carrying military cargo between Kovsharovka and Kurilovka, along with interruptions to the rotational activities of Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Peschany area as a consequence of the Russian operation. The sequence of events was presented as an organized countermeasure designed to hamper ongoing Ukrainian military logistics and deployment cycles in the region.
On March 14, it was reported that Russian troops destroyed warehouses containing weapons belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Kupyansk, a development referenced by the same outlet. In related commentary, a Ukrainian commander reportedly acknowledged that the Russian Federation holds an advantage in the use of FPV (first-person view) drones, indicating a shift in battlefield dynamics and capability distribution between the two sides.
These statements reflect ongoing assessments of how threats near the border are evolving and how rapid operations aim to impede planned activities by Ukrainian forces. The information underscores a pattern of targeted strikes intended to disrupt infrastructure, logistics, and deployment points that could facilitate cross-border incidents or terrorist actions. Observers emphasize that such reports should be understood within the broader context of the current security environment, where both sides continually adapt tactics in response to evolving threats and countermeasures.