Operations in the Belgorod region can force the Russian Federation to withdraw some of the troops from the front - Reuters
Despite the fact that Kiev denies any role in actions in the border of the Russian Federation, almost certainly these actions are coordinated from the Armed Forces, experts say. And Moscow will be forced to respond to events. "Ukrainians are trying to pull the Russians in different directions to open gaps. The Russians are forced to send reinforcements," said Neil Melvin, analyst of the Royal Institute of Joint Services.
It is noted that the invasion occurred far from the epicenter of hostilities in eastern Ukraine and about 160 km from the front line in the north of the Kharkiv region. In the Russian Federation, they officially declare that they "broke fighters" who entered the Belgorod region with the help of armored vehicles. They declare the elimination of 70 "Ukrainian nationalists", and the rest was allegedly rejected back to Ukraine.