US officials confirmed to The Washington Post that US and other NATO equipment was used in a cross-border attack in Russia’s Belgorod region that was launched on May 22.
The fighters used at least four US-made Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, known as MRAPs. The Post report said that three of the MRAPs were provided to Ukraine by the US, and one was provided by Poland.
The fighters were also armed with rifles made by Belgium and the Czech Republic and at least one Swedish-made AT-4 anti-tank weapon. AT-4s are used by the US military, and the US has shipped them to Ukraine.
The attack was claimed by two groups of Russian volunteers who have been fighting for Kyiv, the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Legion of Free Russia. The Russian Volunteer Corps includes members who are open neo-Nazis and white nationalists, including its leader, Denis Nikitin.
Nikitin told Financial Times shortly after the raid that his fighters were armed with MRAPs and US-made Humvees. His group has since claimed they were not using American weapons, likely over backlash from Kyiv as the US has reiterated that it doesn’t want Ukraine using American weapons on Russian territory. The US restriction does not apply to Crimea.
Since the May 22 attack, the Russian volunteer groups have claimed more raids in Belgorod. On Sunday, Russian authorities said Ukrainian saboteurs had infiltrated the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka in Belgorod, and the Russian Volunteer Corps claimed they captured Russian soldiers in the area.
Kyiv has tried to distance itself from the Russian volunteers. But according to The Times of London, Discord leaks show Ukraine had been planning attacks on Russian territory using Russian volunteer groups for some time. One document said the Russian citizens fighting for Ukraine are armed with “various qualitative types of NATO weapons.”
Neo-Nazi “Russian volunteers” using NATO weapons. I’m sure 100% the neo Nazis in Ukraine and America have NOTHING to do with it. NOTHING at all.
72 years in the USA and I have never met a “neo Nazis”, maybe a few White and Black Supremacist’s, but that is it, so whatsup?? 🙂
Skinheads come to mind. Never met any but I’ve seen a few.
Illinois nazis. I hate Illinois nazis.
That’s so true. I heard it straight from the tooth fairy.
U.S. claimed the attacks were carried out by Russian volunteers who have been fighting for Kyiv, the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Legion of Free Russia. U.S. is getting lazier by the day coming up with these lame freedom fighter labels.
“”US and other NATO equipment was used in a cross-border attack in Russia’s Belgorod region””
don’t feel bad, Russia – US would sell weapons to your side as well if you wanted them
I remember these Russian Nazis. The Hoft boys over at Gateway Pundit used to try to rehabilitate those clowns and they’d have really sketchy US Proud boy-types reassuring their knuckledragging readers these Russians were really swell fellows with really neat uniforms.
Aren’t these folks just part of those Nazi brigades that have been shelling Russia for years now and likely are funded by our lovely Victoria?
“US Officials Confirm NATO Weapons Were Used in Attack on Russia’s Belgorod Oblast”
What would America do if the role was reversed?
OH, NO! They used American equipment in Russia…anyway
“Nikitin told Financial Times shortly after the raid that his fighters were armed with MRAPs and US-made Humvees. His group has since claimed they were not using American weapons, likely over backlash from Kyiv as the US has reiterated that it doesn’t want Ukraine using American weapons on Russian territory. The US restriction does not apply to Crimea.”
Yet we are constantly told Ukraine can do whatever they want. And what better proof that the west is using Ukraine as fodder? You can fight the war with our toys as long as you don’t attack their territory with our toys. Again, we’re fine with you dying to weaken Russia but don’t you go getting us directly involved.
wars, why is it fine for others to die to weaken Russia?
We’d have to ask Joe and Lloyd. And others.
Even more important, some of the soldiers spoke Polish, and some spoke American English. That is according to the wife of an unarmed civilian man who was shot dead in front of her by them.
They seem to be our own and Polish right wing nut cases, who have found a war, with American weapons and ammo and “acceptable targets” for their hate.
Congress acknowledged this before this war, specifically barring American weapons to such groups. Well, that has not worked.