RDC raids near Belgorod impressed the Russian information space - analysts

After the raid of "Freedom of Russia" and "Russian Volunteer Corps" in the Belgorod region on May 22 in the Russian media space there was a panic, inconsistency, expressed contradictory thoughts - in general, everything, as a rule, accompanies serious information shocks. This is stated in the summary of the Institute of War Study of May 23.

"Some guidance bloggers drew attention to the fact that the RDC and the LSR consist mainly of the Russians, called them traitors to Russia, accusing them of work at GUR, by the way, unreasonably," - said the rank. A series of so -called militarykrors suggested that it was a purposeful information operation to distract from the possible capture of Bakhmut by Russian troops and sow panic in the Russian information space before the expected counter -offensive of the Armed Forces.

The exglavlav of pro-Russian militants Igor Strelkov-Girkin said that such border raids can be elements of a broader strategy of Ukraine's counter-offensive. The head of the Wagner PEC Yevgeny Prigogin in connection with this accused the Government of the Russian Federation and his bureaucracy of assisting attacks. He criticized the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for its inability to strengthen the border area and protect the Russian Federation.

Geolocated footage, published on May 22, confirmed that the RDC had passed the border post near the settlement Kozinka, and then crossed the border with at least one tank. The assumption that the RDC forces managed to pass a defensive line, which runs two kilometers from the mountain-draft, emphasizes the weakness of such fortifications, at least when they are not equipped with well-prepared regular forces. This event caught by surprise Russian commentators, - summed up ISW analysts.