Pro-Ukrainian fighters launch cross-border tank raid to ‘capture’ Russian villages

Russian volunteers fighting for Ukraine drove tanks and armoured vehicles across the border into Russia on Monday, in an “invasion“ they claimed had captured a cluster of villages. The daring cross-border assault appeared to be the most significant effort by Ukraine-backed forces to bring the war to Russian soil. The raid was carried out by anti-Kremlin fighters from the so-called Russian Freedom Legion (RFL) and Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), which both claim to be in the ranks of Kyiv’s legion of foreign fighters. Read more here: Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK’s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture. #russia #ukraine #ukrainewar