"Ukraine-Based Paramilitaries Claim Cross-Border Incursion into Russia"

Anti-Putin paramilitary groups from Ukraine claim to have crossed into Russian border regions and launched attacks, while Russia insists it repelled the raids. The incursion occurred just days before Russia's presidential election, with pro-Ukrainian militias reporting clashes in the Kursk and Belgorod regions. The groups, composed of pro-Kyiv Russian volunteer fighters, stated that the attacks were part of a joint operation. However, Russia's Ministry of Defence stated that it had thwarted the attacks by "Ukrainian terrorist groups" and that all incursions were repelled.