Russia's Bryansk Governor claims Ukrainian saboteurs attempted border breach

He announced this on Telegram.

"On August 21, in the Klimovo district of the Bryansk region, a Ukrainian sabotage group’s attempt to infiltrate the Russian Federation was thwarted," his post read.

According to Bogomaz, Russian forces allegedly engaged the group with fire, preventing the breach.

The SHOT Telegram channel reported the group consisted of approximately 200 Ukrainian soldiers.

"The Ukrainian group's movement near the border was detected around 7:00 p.m. They were then hit by fire and forced to retreat with losses," the channel's report stated.

• On the night of August 10, the authorities in the Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod regions of Russia imposed a counter-terrorist operation regime.