Russians ‘scared Ukraine will invade’ as war goes majorly wrong for Putin with troops & refugees fleeing recaptured land

 

Russians who live only miles from the Ukrainian border fear an invasion by Zelensky's forces as Putin's war faces frequent setbacks.

The tyrant's forces have lost more territory in a matter of days than they have gained in more than six months of war, as Russian soldiers orchestrate a swift withdrawal amid a stunning Ukrainian offensive.

Russia lost nearly $1 billion in military equipment during the three-week counterattack that saw fleeing battalions abandon tanks and ammunition.

Sensational footage captured the Russian surrender en masse, with reports of deteriorating morale among the soldiers.

Putin's tragic situation has left those living in Russia's Belgorod frightened for their safety as fed up troops pour into the area.

The refugees also arrived from the nearby Kharkiv region - where Ukraine says it has reclaimed more than 3,000 square miles of land - by carload.

The sound of explosions can be heard in Belgorod from war-torn Ukraine.

But in recent days, the same region has been hit by a new round of blows.

On Saturday, officials in the region claimed that at least one person was killed and two wounded.

Authorities in Belgorod now face calls from frightened residents for action as nightly explosions spread in the area.

A worried resident wrote on the Facebook page of the local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov: “I ask again, where is our army, which should protect us?.

"We're at the border, they're shooting at us, so we need an army and protection. Who's going to wake the president?"

Frightened residents and business owners began buying plywood sheets in case they needed to cover their windows, while some designed shelters in their gardens.

"It's like they're already here," a terrified woman told the New York Times.

Soldiers were also spotted stockpiling for the winter amid fears of war for the next several months.

"No one expects to come here," Oleg, a restaurateur, told the Guardian.

Ukraine has not indicated that it plans to take the war across the border, but refugees from the lands retaken by heroic Ukrainians still flow through it.

We feel afraid

"There are a lot of rumors, and people are scared," market trader Maxim, 21, told the New York Times.

Nursery teacher Ekaterina, 21, added, “We get scared, and it is especially difficult when you work with children.

"Kids start running screaming 'missiles' but we tell them it's just thunder."

Putin had hoped for a quick victory in Ukraine - but his forces were met with massive Ukrainian resistance with massive amounts of equipment rendered useless by the heroic defenders.

It comes as Russian troops are being killed ten-to-one by Ukraine's heroes as Vlad's men throw rusting Soviet tanks into a chaotic retreat, defense officials claim.