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>Russian officials have drawn up a plan for "additional measures" to safeguard the population and infrastructure in areas bordering Ukraine, Defence Minister Andrei Belousov says.
The Russian Defence Ministry published a video on its Telegram channel of Belousov telling a group of senior officers and officials that the measures would involve improving the "management of troops in interaction with... the administration of the Belgorod region, nominating accountable officials and allocating additional forces and means".
Belousov said the objective was ensuring "territorial integrity and protection of the population and infrastructure" in Russia’s border regions, and that the focus of the meeting today was Belgorod.
He said he would be "personally" seeing to it that the plan is implemented. Interfax news agency said the plan would also apply to Kursk and Bryansk regions. All three border Ukraine.
his comes as the UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) says Ukraine has a "clear right" to use weapons donated by Britain for its self defence – and that "does not preclude operations inside Russia"
Ukraine says it is setting up an administrative office in the Russian region of Kursk, where its military offensive is taking place
Meanwhile, Russia's defence minister says he is overseeing plans to "safeguard the border population", including by allocating more forces to the area
Moscow has insisted that it is pushing Ukrainian troops back, and claims to have retaken a settlement in the Kursk region
Russian officials have drawn up a plan for "additional measures" to safeguard the population and infrastructure in areas bordering Ukraine, Defence Minister Andrei Belousov says.
The Russian Defence Ministry published a video on its Telegram channel of Belousov telling a group of senior officers and officials that the measures would involve improving the "management of troops in interaction with... the administration of the Belgorod region, nominating accountable officials and allocating additional forces and means".
Belousov said the objective was ensuring "territorial integrity and protection of the population and infrastructure" in Russia’s border regions, and that the focus of the meeting today was Belgorod.
He said he would be "personally" seeing to it that the plan is implemented. Interfax news agency said the plan would also apply to Kursk and Bryansk regions. All three border Ukraine.
his comes as the UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) says Ukraine has a "clear right" to use weapons donated by Britain for its self defence – and that "does not preclude operations inside Russia"
Ukraine says it is setting up an administrative office in the Russian region of Kursk, where its military offensive is taking place
Meanwhile, Russia's defence minister says he is overseeing plans to "safeguard the border population", including by allocating more forces to the area
Moscow has insisted that it is pushing Ukrainian troops back, and claims to have retaken a settlement in the Kursk region
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