Two Ukrainian tanks shot by Russia #1
- 2 years ago
Russia claims to have destroyed two Ukrainian armored vehicles while trying to infiltrate Russian territory, Five "infiltrators" were killed in the clashes, a Russian ministry statement said, an incident that could trigger already high tensions between the two countries
The Russian defense ministry said that units of the Southern Military District together with the border guard units of the Russian Federal Security Service prevented the violation of Russia's state borders by sabotage and reconnaissance groups from Ukrainian territory.
Earlier in the day, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) reported that a missile fired from Ukrainian territory destroyed a checkpoint on the Russian border On Saturday, Russia's Investigative Committee opened a criminal case after the so-called shooting in the Rostov region of Ukraine.
According to investigators, unidentified persons fired shells from several missile-launching systems in the border area of the Tarasovsky district, At least two missiles hit the ground in Russia just 300 meters from the settlement of Mityakinskaya,
The US has claimed Russia is trying to create provocations to justify a potential invasion pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine's Donetsk region claimed a group of saboteurs detonated an arsenal of rockets and artillery and tried to reach the Russian border.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has denied that the country is responsible for such military actions, "The last thing we are interested in is further escalating the situation," Kuleba said
Tensions rose dramatically in eastern Ukraine last week amid reports of increasing numbers of ceasefire violations, several shooting incidents, and the evacuation of civilians from the pro-Russian separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.
The US government accuses Russia of amassing nearly 150,000 troops along the Ukrainian border and claims an attack may be imminent. Moscow has repeatedly denied plans to invade Ukraine and instead accuses Western countries of undermining Russia's security through NATO's expansion into its borders.
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#russia
#war
The Russian defense ministry said that units of the Southern Military District together with the border guard units of the Russian Federal Security Service prevented the violation of Russia's state borders by sabotage and reconnaissance groups from Ukrainian territory.
Earlier in the day, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) reported that a missile fired from Ukrainian territory destroyed a checkpoint on the Russian border On Saturday, Russia's Investigative Committee opened a criminal case after the so-called shooting in the Rostov region of Ukraine.
According to investigators, unidentified persons fired shells from several missile-launching systems in the border area of the Tarasovsky district, At least two missiles hit the ground in Russia just 300 meters from the settlement of Mityakinskaya,
The US has claimed Russia is trying to create provocations to justify a potential invasion pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine's Donetsk region claimed a group of saboteurs detonated an arsenal of rockets and artillery and tried to reach the Russian border.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has denied that the country is responsible for such military actions, "The last thing we are interested in is further escalating the situation," Kuleba said
Tensions rose dramatically in eastern Ukraine last week amid reports of increasing numbers of ceasefire violations, several shooting incidents, and the evacuation of civilians from the pro-Russian separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.
The US government accuses Russia of amassing nearly 150,000 troops along the Ukrainian border and claims an attack may be imminent. Moscow has repeatedly denied plans to invade Ukraine and instead accuses Western countries of undermining Russia's security through NATO's expansion into its borders.
#ukraine
#russia
#war