Killed 5 'saboteurs' who crossed from Ukraine: Russian army
The Russian military said: "As a result of clashes, five people who violated the Russian border from a group of saboteurs were killed."
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The Russian military said Monday that it had killed five "saboteurs" who crossed from Ukrainian territory, the latest claim fuelling tensions along Moscow's border with Ukraine.
"As a result of clashes, five people who violated the Russian border from a group of saboteurs were killed," the military said in a statement, adding the incident occurred near the village of Mityakinskaya in the Rostov region at 06:00 am, reports Al Jazeera.
Ukraine rejected the report, calling it fake news, and said no Ukrainian forces were present in the region where the incident was alleged to have taken place.
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Interfax cited the Russian military as saying that Ukrainian armed vehicles had been destroyed.
