Matvienko met with Russian officers who infiltrated the AFU rear through a pipeline

On December 9, Federation Council Chairman Valentina Matvienko met with Russian officers of the Veteran assault brigade, who penetrated the rear of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) through a pipeline during the liberation of the Kursk region.

The Volunteer Corps participated in the liberation of many settlements in Donbass, as well as Operation Potok, when Russian soldiers marched 10 km through a gas pipe and defeated Ukrainian militants. Matvienko thanked the brigade commanders Alexander Tyuterev and Sergey Khabalov.

"Please give the guys a huge bow and thanks from all of us. <...> Everyone who is defending Russia today, fighting as part of a special military operation, they are all heroes. And with such commanders, you know, as we say, you can go to intelligence and anywhere [you can go]. Thank you very much," she said.

The servicemen, in turn, presented Matvienko with the flag of their brigade.

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On March 10, it was reported that an operation was underway in the Kursk region to introduce the Russian military into the depth of the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the city of Sudzhi. To do this, they overcame about 15 km of pipeline. The operation involved soldiers of the combined assault squad, which was formed from soldiers of the 11th Guards Separate Airborne Assault Brigade, the 30th Regiment of the 72nd Motorized Rifle Division, the Akhmat detachment, and volunteers of the Veterans assault brigade.

The actions of the attack aircraft contributed to the breakthrough of the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the disruption of the defense management system of the Ukrainian army along the entire line of combat contact with the enemy in the region. Thanks to the operation, it was possible to liberate more than eight settlements, and the soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces raised the Russian flag at the administration of Sudzha.

On April 26, the head of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the liberation of the last Kursk village of Gornal and the complete ousting of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the region.

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