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Has Ukraine launched a ‘special military operation’ in Russia?

23 May 2023

12:01 AM

23 May 2023

12:01 AM

While the world is waiting for Ukraine’s spring offensive, something very different happened this morning: an incursion into Russian territory. The soldiers involved are not from the Ukrainian army, but two legions of exiled Russians (including soldiers who defected from Russian forces) allied with Ukraine but are not part of Kyiv’s official military command.

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