For direct participation in the invasion of militias from Ukraine on the border, Russian region Belgorod accused Moscow West about the use of American-made armored vehicles by the occupiers. “It’s not a secret for us that more and more equipment is entering the armed forces of Ukraine … And it’s no secret that the direct and indirect involvement of Western countries in this conflict is growing day by day,” the Kremlin said yesterday during a regular press briefing. Dmitry Peskov.

For his part, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu warned that the Russian army would respond “quickly and very harshly.” Moscow 70 “Ukrainian nationalists”crossed the border with the support of drones and carried out “acts of terrorism” before being neutralized by the Russian military. Two organizations claimed responsibility for the attack. The leader of one of them is Denis Kapostin “Detachment of Russian volunteers”, told reporters that his volunteers had two killed and 10 wounded during the operation, while he threatened new attacks. Volunteers used armored vehicles in the attack outside the Russian border.

The representative of the State Department distanced himself from the incident Matthew Miller, expressing “skepticism” about the information about the use of American-made equipment by the raiders. “In general, we do not encourage or facilitate strikes within Russia, and we have made this position clear. But we also said that the Ukrainians themselves should decide how to fight this war,” the US official said.

Prigogine’s new fire

China will continue to support Russia in matters relating to “fundamental interests,” Xi Jinping assures.

In new venomous statements against the Russian military leadership, Mr. Evgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner mercenary company, which is credited with the first success of the Russian military in the past six months, with the recent capture of the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine. Sounding the alarm that Ukrainians would attack not only Russian-held territories in the Donbass but also the Crimean peninsula, he warned that Russia was facing a 1917-style revolution and subsequent civil war.

The dramatic story of his many months of battle also made a splash. Bahamut according to Prigogine. He reported that Wagner’s private army had lost 20,000 men, far more than the death toll of Soviet soldiers during the ten years of the war in Afghanistan (1979-1989). As for the Ukrainians, he estimates they had around 50,000 killed and between 50,000 and 70,000 wounded, numbers that cannot be confirmed by independent sources.

Meanwhile, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishutin signed extensive economic cooperation agreements with his Chinese counterpart, Li Chang, on the third day of his visit to China yesterday. The agreements provide for a significant increase in Russian energy flows to the neighbor and an increase in Chinese exports of manufactured goods, especially in high-tech sectors, which are critical to Russia due to Western sanctions.

The Russian official also met with the President of China, Xi Jinping, who assured that his country was “ready to continue strong mutual support with Russia.” Tomorrow Friday, Chinese Special Representative for Ukraine Li Hui will arrive in Moscow as part of exploring ways to reach a ceasefire agreement.