MOSCOW. March 12 (Interfax) - Russian forces have repelled an attempt by Ukrainian units to break into Russian territory in the Belgorod and Kursk regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
"This morning, units of the Russian Armed Forces along with units of the Russian FSB's Border Service thwarted the Kiev regime's attempt to break into Russia's border territory in the Belgorod and Kursk regions," the ministry said.
Following intensive shelling, Ukrainian units supported by tanks and armored fighting vehicles attempted an incursion into Russian territory simultaneously along three axes near Odnorobovka, Nekhoteyevka, and Spodaryushino in the Belgorod region at around 3:00 a.m. Moscow time on Tuesday, it said.
"Russian service members acted selflessly and repelled all of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attacks. Air, missile, and artillery strikes have been carried out on the enemy," it said.