According to RT, the FSB said that this agency and the forces of the Russian Defense Ministry are carrying out an operation to destroy saboteurs, believed to be people Ukraine Armed extremists violated the Russian border in the Klimovsky region, Bryansk region, Russia. It is not clear how many Ukrainians have been killed by the Russian side.
Weapons allegedly belonging to saboteurs were destroyed by the FSB. (Photo: RT) |
Bryansk region governor Aleksandr Bogomaz earlier said at least one man had been killed by the group of attackers. Some media reported that vandals took some local residents hostage, but local authorities have not confirmed this information.
Earlier, the governor of Bogomaz said that a Ukrainian group conducted a raid, attacking a moving car, leaving one person dead and one child injured.
According to Sputnik, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that President Vladimir Putin is receiving updates from the FSB and local authorities. According to Sky News, Putin is expected to chair an emergency meeting on this development.
According to Novaya Gazeta, since Russia-Ukraine conflict Beginning, the Bryansk area is said to have been shelled at least 39 times. In total, the Russian border areas were shelled at least 350 times.
Ukraine has not commented on the above information.
The Russian-Ukrainian conflict is having new tense developments. On March 1, Russia accused Ukraine of attacking Crimea with a drone (UAV), but claimed to have successfully prevented it. Kiev denied. Earlier, on February 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered increased border protection following drone attacks deep inside Russia on February 27 and 28.
Meanwhile, in Ukraine, Ukrainian forces in Bakhmut still held their line east of the city on the morning of March 2 (local time) once morest consecutive Russian attacks. On the Russian side, they are determined to control Bakhmut to create a springboard to the remaining areas of Donetsk – Ukraine’s industrial center in the Donbass region.