MOSCOW. Oct 4 (Interfax) - The northern group of forces has thwarted five Ukrainian attempts to break through the Russian border in the Kursk sector over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
"Five attempts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to break through the Russian border towards Novy Put have been thwarted with support of army aviation and artillery," the ministry said.
Additionally, the group repelled two Ukrainian counterattacks towards Lyubimovka, Olgovka and Plekhovo, it said.