Free Russia Legion pledges 'demilitarized zone' in all Russian regions bordering Ukraine

Speaker of the Free Russia Legion Caesar said this during the telethon.

It is noted that in the future, after the end of the war, the demilitarized zone will include all the border regions of the Russian Federation, not just the Belgorod region. And Russia itself will not pose a threat to neighboring countries.

In addition, the speaker states that the goal of the military operation in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation was achieved, namely: to conduct combat operations on the territory of Russia, to defeat Russian troops and to show the population that the fight against the Putin regime is possible.

He also noted that the Free Russia Legion lost two soldiers during the military operation, and 10 others were wounded. The Russian army lost up to 2 military groups and more than 10 units of destroyed equipment. Caesar also notes that the legion captured 5 units of Russian equipment and took several FSB officers prisoner. The data is being clarified.

• On May 22, the Free Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps announced that they had liberated the settlements of Kozinka and Gora-Podol in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation as part of the creation of a demilitarized zone on the border with Russia, and that advanced units had entered Graivoron. A counterterrorism operation was introduced in the region and nuclear munitions are being evacuated.

• Late in the evening of May 22, Russian media reported that administrative buildings in Belgorod had been hit by drones, including the FSB and the Interior Ministry, and that drones had also been reported to have hit administrative buildings in Graivoron and Borisovka.

• Russia claims to have killed 70 participants in the events in the Belgorod region and driven the rest into Ukraine. The Russian Volunteer Corps says it has no casualties.

• The United States cannot confirm the information about the alleged use of American weapons transferred to Ukraine by the forces that invaded the territory of Russia's Belgorod region.

• No Ukrainian soldier took part in the May 22 infiltration operation in the Belgorod region – The New York Times

• Military expert Serhiy Zgurets said that Belgorod cross-border raid destroyed Russian myth on their ability to protect border regions

• A new report by the Institute for the Study of War also noted that Russia is experiencing information shocks due to the events in the Belgorod region.

• On May 24, Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Security Service (2014-2015), Major General Viktor Yahun, said that the enemy had probably moved units from Belarusian training grounds to the Belgorod region.

• On May 24, the Free Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps held a joint press conference in one of Ukraine's border regions.