[HIGHLIGHTS] Putin: mercenaries participated in the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attempts to attack border regions

Putin: mercenaries participated in the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attempts to attack border regions. “Here on the state border line, the enemy tried to attack, first of all, with sabotage groups,” the Russian leader said.

Earlier, the Russian Armed Forces hit two temporary deployment points for mercenaries in Ukraine. Also, intelligence officers of the Russian armed forces identified a group of mercenaries near Avdeevka. The Russian leader was speaking to journalist Dmitry Kiselev for Rossiya 1 and RIA Novosti.