Russian Forces Repel Armed Incursions into 2 Western Regions, Moscow Claims

Ukraine-based anti-Putin groups reportedly claim responsibility for failed cross-border attacks.

This photograph shows a missile launched from Russia's Belgorod region flying towards Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, on Jan. 7, 2023. Vadym Bielikov/AFP via Getty Images

Russian security forces and military units thwarted several attempted armed incursions into Russian territory from neighboring Ukraine, security agencies and local officials have said.

According to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), more than 100 Ukrainian military personnel were killed while trying to infiltrate Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod regions, both of which share borders with Ukraine.