Russian rebels spark chaos in Moscow as they halt navy cargo

Aug 04, 2023 at 1:44 PM
Russian rebels spark chaos in Moscow as they halt navy cargo

Rebels in Russia reportedly sparked chaos in Moscow by halting the transportation of navy cargo.

Footage, which Express.co.uk has not been capable of independently confirm, seems to indicate a fireplace at a relay cupboard.

The clip of the burning tools was shared on Twitter on Friday (August 4) by Igor Sushko who repeatedly tweets about Russia‘s battle in Ukraine.

He captioned his tweet: “Russian partisans destroyed a relay cabinet in the Moscow region which halted all railroad traffic, including military cargo, between Moscow and Saint Petersburg yesterday (August 3).”

Mr Sushko has been approached for additional remark.

News of the claimed partisan assault comes after Free Russia Legion reportedly clashed with ’s armed forces in June.

The pro-Ukrainian, Russian rebels claimed there was active fighting on the outskirts of a village in Belgorod Oblast, which shares a border with Ukraine’s northeast Kharkiv Oblast.

They claimed Russian troopers destroyed a Renault automobile with civilians inside in a bid to cease the rebels from advancing into the village.

The Free Russia Legion is made up of dissident Russian troopers and volunteers. Its purpose is to make use of pressure to assist the elimination of Vladimir Putin’s troopers from Ukraine earlier than violently ousting the Russian President.

There isn’t any suggestion the Free Russia Legion is behind the reported assault in Moscow.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian sea drones attacked a serious Russian port on the Black Sea on Friday, damaging a naval ship, in keeping with a Ukrainian official.

It is the newest in a sequence of strikes inside Russia as Kyiv vowed to convey the struggle dwelling to the Russians. Moscow claimed it repelled the assault.

The strike on Novorossiysk marks the primary time a industrial Russian port has been focused within the 18-month battle.

The port — which is dwelling to a naval base, shipbuilding yards and an oil terminal moreover being key for exports — lies simply throughout the Black Sea from Crimea, the place Russia’s Defense Ministry stated it thwarted one other assault in a single day, taking down 13 drones.