On Friday, the Kremlin announced that the “terrorist attack” that occurred on Thursday in Bryansk, Russia, will be investigated and measures will be taken to prevent the recurrence of similar attacks in the future, Reuters, AFP and TASS inform.

A village in the Bryansk region of RussiaPhoto: Kyrylo KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP / Profimedia

“Of course, there will be an investigation into yesterday’s (Thursday) terrorist attack, measures will be taken to prevent similar events from happening again,” said Kremlin press secretary Dmytro Peskov, TASS quotes.

“Conclusions will be made based on the results of the investigation,” Peskov emphasized.

Peskov also reminded that “a special regime of the border strip is in effect” in the Bryansk region, but “additional measures are being taken.”

On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of terrorism after reports of fighting in the Bryansk region (southwestern Russia), which borders Ukraine. It was “another terrorist attack and another crime,” the Russian president said during a video conference, writes Agerpres.

The FSB of Russia previously announced fierce battles with “Ukrainian nationalists” in Bryansk.

Kyiv denied responsibility for these incidents, calling Moscow’s accusations disinformation.

According to Russian sources, two people were killed and a ten-year-old child was wounded by “Ukrainian saboteurs” in the Bryansk region. The injured child was hospitalized, according to Russian sources.

The independent Russian press writes that two border guards were injured yesterday during the alleged attack.

Russian media also spread information about the alleged hostage-taking and shootout on a school bus, but then this information was denied even by Russian officials and rejected by the Ukrainian authorities, who noted that in the area of ​​several distance education institutions practice on Mondays.

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