The invaders are spreading a fake about the “Ukrainian DRG”, which entered the territory of the Bryansk region of Russia on March 2. Russian human rights activist published an unexpected version of events. According to her, the Kremlin was preparing an attack under a “false flag” with very harsh consequences, but fighters of the Russian Volunteer Corps intervened.
Military observer Denis Popovich said this to Channel 24 . He noted that the Russian Volunteer Corps had recorded a video calling on their fellow citizens to start fighting against the Putin regime.
What is known about the events in the Bryansk region
Popovich noted that the interviews of the representatives of the Russian Volunteer Corps who went to the Bryansk region had already appeared, they recorded a video with their flags and appeals.
They said it was their operation, their idea, which had been in the making for over a month,โ the military observer said.
Representatives of this volunteer corps, said Popovich, citizens of Russia, why don't they enter the territory of their own country. So the Armed Forces of Ukraine have nothing to do with it, about which there were corresponding reports from our General Staff.
The reaction of the Russians was very belated
He noted that the Russian Volunteer Corps had recorded a video calling on their fellow citizens to start fighting against the Putin regime.
According to these people, they did not take anyone hostage, they did not kill anyone, no children,โ Popovich stressed.
They, the military observer added, only neutralized one Russian border guard, that is, he is now alive and well. All the counter-terrorism measures reported by the invaders began after this group of volunteers left the territory of Russia and returned to Ukraine.
That is, the reaction of the Russians was very, very belated on this issue, – said the military observer.
Popovich added that there is another version that was distributed in Russian publics. They stated that they were allegedly mobilized deserters who wanted to escape from Russian military units and cross into the territory of Ukraine.
The Incident in the Bryansk Region: Essentials
- On March 2, the governor of the Bryansk region stated that a “Ukrainian DRG” allegedly entered the territory of the Klimovsky district and took civilians hostage and allegedly “fired at a car, killing a man and injuring a child.”
- “Ukrainian DRG” in the Bryansk region is a new provocation of the Russians. Mikhail Podolyak, an adviser to the head of the President's Office, said that the Kremlin wants to scare people and justify its aggression in Ukraine.
- Andrey Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate, noted that the events of March 2 in the Bryansk region are not the beginning of a civil war. At the same time, similar incidents are likely to take place on the territory of Russia further.