Russia claims to have foiled attempted Ukrainian incursion

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that‘”an attack” Ukrainian cross-border clash involving tanks and armored vehicles on Tuesday, August 6, in the border region of Kursk. Russian forces “repel” on Russian soil “attacks and inflicts fire damage on the enemy”the ministry said in a statement on Telegram.

In a short video published by the same source and presented as having been filmed on Tuesday during these border fighting, a Ukrainian tank can be seen from the sky being hit by a projectile. The Russian army assured that the members of the “sabotage group retreated to Ukrainian territory, where they continue to come under fire”According to regional governor Alexei Smirnov, the fighting is taking place in the Russian districts of Sudzhan and Korenevsky. “Artillery and aviation strike the enemy” Ukrainian, he assured.

Russian forces “fail in their defense” from the Kursk region, said Andriy Kovalenko, an official of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, without giving further details. The regional governor also reported on Tuesday “massive bombings” Ukrainian drone attacks targeting its region killed at least three civilians and injured 13 others, including four children.

Several incursions by armed militants into Russia have taken place since the start of the Russian attack on Ukraine in February 2022. On several occasions, these have been claimed by groups presenting themselves as composed of pro-kyiv Russian fighters and classified as “terrorist organizations” by Moscow.