MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian forces prevented a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group from piercing the border within the western Bryansk area, about 240 km (150 miles) from the positioning of Ukraine’s incursion into the neighbouring Kursk area, a Russian official mentioned.
Russia mentioned on Wednesday that its forces had superior in jap Ukraine and had begun to push again Ukrainian forces within the Kursk area, although a senior commander cautioned that Ukrainian forces had been regrouping for an additional doable assault
Bryansk Governor Alexander Bogomaz mentioned that Federal Safety Service border guards and Russian navy models repelled an assault by a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group on Wednesday.
He mentioned the tried incursion befell within the Klimovo district which borders Ukraine’s Chernihiv area. The Bryansk area lies northwest of the Kursk area the place a Ukrainian incursion has been underway since early August.
Ukraine smashed by the Russian border within the Kursk area on Aug. 6 in an try and pressure Moscow to divert troops from the remainder of the entrance, although Russian forces have continued to advance in jap Ukraine in current days.
Russia’s defence ministry mentioned it had shot down 28 drones over Russian territory, together with 13 within the Volgograd area, seven in Rostov, 4 in Belgorod, two in Voronezh and one every in Bryansk and Kursk areas.
A hearth broke out at a navy facility in Russia’s southern Volgograd area after a Ukrainian drone crashed into it on Thursday, regional governor Andrei Bocharov mentioned on the Telegram messaging app.
Bocharov mentioned there have been no casualties and didn’t specify what facility had been attacked, however mentioned the assault centered on the realm of the Marinovka village, the place a navy airbase is situated.
Aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia mentioned momentary restrictions had been imposed on Thursday on the Volgograd airport, which was not accepting or sending plane.
(Reporting by Reuters; Enhancing by Michael Perry and Bernadette Baum)
