"Could be better prepared": Putin acknowledged that he was not ready for events in Belgorod

The Russian President acknowledged that Moscow was not ready to respond properly to events in border regions, such as Belgorod. Putin commented on the events in the border regions of Russia on Tuesday, June 13, during a meeting with Russian war warriors, Newsweek reports. In May, in the regions of Russia, bordering Ukraine, primarily in Belgorod, volunteers of the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Legion "Freedom of Russia" conducted a series of military operations. The Kremlin has accused Ukraine.

"Of course, there is nothing good about it," Putin said about cross -border attacks. - "But in principle, it could be assumed that the opponent would behave, and it was better to prepare. " In May, the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar commented in the Belgorod region: "The Russians have the question of regrouping their forces, because they now need it to calm the situation in the Belgorod region. And they actually threw all the forces on the Ukrainian fronts. this question".

The Deputy Minister added that since the responsibility for the events in the Belgorod region was taken by citizens of the Russian Federation, this became an internal business of the Russian Federation. Earlier it was reported that the meeting of President Vladimir Putin with military correspondents is conditioned by the understanding of the head of the Kremlin that the supporters of the war are his key electorate.

Analysts from the Institute of War Study have noted that the Russian president will increasingly rely on the ultranationalist community to ensure the support of a protracted war among Russian citizens. We will remind that on June 13 at a meeting with war Vladimir Putin stated that the Armed Forces allegedly lost a minimum of 160 tanks and 360 armored vehicles. According to him, Russia destroyed by Russia is 25-30% of the total volume of Western combat vehicles transferred to Kiev.