The governor of the Bryansk region in western Russia said Monday evening that the border police and security forces “repelled” a group of Ukrainian saboteurs who tried to cross the border, AFP reports.

The village of Novy Ropsk, Bryansk region, approximately 1 km from the border with UkrainePhoto: Kyrylo KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP / Profimedia

“Border guards of the FSB (internal security) and units of the Ministry of Defense of Russia repelled an attempt by a Ukrainian subversive intelligence group to enter the territory of the Russian Federation,” Governor Oleksandr Bogomaz assured in the Telegram messenger.

Reported drone strike

A Russian guerrilla group claimed responsibility for Sunday’s drone attack in Kursk, Russia, Sky News reported.

The pro-Ukrainian Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) said it had “once again crossed the porous border without hindrance” before striking a military airfield.

“All intended targets were destroyed. We emphasize: legitimate goals that brought pain and death to peaceful Ukrainian cities,” the group’s Telegram message reads.

It is noted that the operation was carried out jointly with the “military counter-intelligence of the SBU” – the Ukrainian intelligence service, but the SBU has previously stated that the RVC is an independent Russian secret group.

Who are RVCs?

The RVC made headlines in May and June when it launched an incursion from Ukraine into Russia’s Belgorod region and captured several soldiers.

The militia was founded by a far-right Russian last summer and consists of Russians who fought in and for Ukraine.

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