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Tensions[/B] are escalating on the Russian-Ukrainian border as RT reports that five Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a battle and two armoured vehicles were destroyed.
According to RT, the dead Ukrainian soldiers are a "sabotage and reconnaissance" group that attempted to enter[/B][/B]
The Russian military and border guards prevented a group from crossing the Russian border from Ukrainian territory, the press service of the Southern Military District said, according to the Russian news agency Ria Novosti.
"A unit of the Southern Military District together with a border guard unit of the Russian Federal Security Service prevented a saboteur group from violating the Russian border from the territory of Ukraine," the statement said."
The publication adds that during the exchange of fire, two vehicles of the Ukrainian armed forces entered Russian territory to remove the violators. Both vehicles were destroyed.
Five soldiers of the Ukrainian armed forces were killed, while no Russian soldiers were wounded, the publication concludes.
Ukraine, for its part, according to Reuters, claims false news from the Russian side.
Source: in.gr
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