| 2023 Bryansk Oblast raid | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 2022–23 Western Russia attacks and 2022 Belarusian and Russian partisan movement | |
| Location | Lyubechane and Sushany, Bryansk Oblast |
| Date | 2 March 2023 Timing of Russian reports: 11:30–14:30 (MSK, UTC+3) |
Attack type | Asymmetric engagement Subversion |
| Deaths | 2 (per Russia)[a] |
| Injured | 2 (per Russia)[a] |
| Perpetrators |  Russian Volunteer Corps  Ukraine (per Russia) |
On 2 March 2023, the Russian authorities said that an armed Ukrainian group crossed the border and attacked the villages of Lyubechane and Sushany in Bryansk Oblast. Russia said the attackers fired on a car, killing two civilians, before the Federal Security Service forced them back into Ukraine. The raid[2][3] was claimed by the Russian Volunteer Corps; a paramilitary group of Russian citizens, based in Ukraine, which opposes the Russian regime of Vladimir Putin.[b] Russia called the incident a terrorist attack, and said its 9 March missile strikes on Ukraine were retaliation. Ukraine's government denied involvement; it said the incident could have been a false-flag attack by Russia to justify its ongoing war against Ukraine, or else an attack by anti-government partisans from within Russia.
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- ^ Vasilyeva, Nataliya (2 March 2023). "Fringe Russian fighters claim responsibility for raid on border villages". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Dixon, Robyn; Ebel, Francesca; Ilyushina, Mary (2023-03-02). "Kremlin accuses Ukraine of violent attack in western Russia". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
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