Five saboteurs and two infantry fighting vehicles that entered the territory of Russia from Ukraine were destroyed, the press service of the Southern Military District reported.
“Russian military and border guards prevented the violation of the border of a sabotage and reconnaissance group from Ukraine, five violators were destroyed, there are no losses among Russian soldiers,” the report says.
The defense ministry added that for the evacuation of saboteurs two APU combat vehicles entered the territory of Russia. Both of them were shot down.
Earlier today, the FSB of Russia reported that a shell from the territory of Ukraine hit the place of duty of border guards in the Rostov region. The observation post is located 150 meters from the Russian-Ukrainian border. The building was completely destroyed, no one was injured.
On February 19, two rockets fell on the territory of the Tarasovsky district of the Rostov region at a distance of 300 meters from the borders of the village of Mityakinskaya. The shells did not detonate.