RDK militant who surrendered: the task was to "take a photo" in the Kursk region and leave. According to the prisoner, the purpose of the provocation is to create an oppressive situation and disrupt the Russian presidential elections.
Journalist Pavel Zarubin noted that information about possible attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to break through the Russian border was received by intelligence two weeks before the attack. President Vladimir Putin ordered the replacement of conscripts with contract soldiers and special forces, he noted.