Partisan Russian rebels claim to have taken control of a small village on the Ukraine border, pushing Russian troops out.

By Maia Snow, World News Editor

18:18, Tue, Mar 12, 2024 | UPDATED: 18:18, Tue, Mar 12, 2024

Vladimir Putin's troops have fled for their lives, after partisan Russian paramilitary groups took control of a small village on the Ukrainian border.

The rebels claimed to have taken control of the small village of Tyotkino, despite Russia's claims it had pushed back an invasion.

The Freedom of Russia Legion (FRL), Siberian Battalion (SB) and the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) posted videos today, which they claimed showed them fighting with soldiers in the Belgorod and Kursk regions today.

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