MOSCOW: Russia鈥檚 FSB security service said on Monday that a four-person Ukrainian 鈥渟abotage group鈥� had been 鈥渓iquidated鈥� while trying to enter Russia鈥檚 Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported.
鈥淎s a result of a clash on December 25, four saboteurs who attempted to penetrate the territory of the Bryansk region from Ukraine were destroyed,鈥� state-owned RIA news agency quoted an FSB statement as saying.
The FSB said the alleged saboteurs were armed with foreign-made guns and four improvised explosive devices.
There was no immediate comment on the incident from Ukraine.