China News Agency, Moscow, February 21. The Russian Southern Military District said on the 21st that the Russian military and the border guards of the Federal Security Service prevented the sabotage and reconnaissance team that infiltrated into Russia from the territory of Ukraine on the same day, and killed 5 people.

Ukraine denies it, calling it false propaganda by Russia.

　　TASS and other Russian media quoted Russian military sources as saying that at around 6:00 Moscow time on the 21st, the border guards of the Russian Federal Security Service found an intrusion in the Mityakinskaya settlement area near the Ukrainian border in Rostov Oblast, Russia. The reconnaissance team, "The two sides exchanged fire, and five members of the sabotage and reconnaissance team that entered Russia were killed."

　　According to sources, two infantry fighting vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces crossed the border into Russia, trying to retreat in response to the sabotage and reconnaissance teams.

A unit of the Russian Southern Military District rushed to the scene and destroyed the two infantry fighting vehicles with anti-tank fire.

There were no casualties among the Russian army and the border guards of the Federal Security Service.

　　In addition, the Russian Federal Security Service released news on the same day that an artillery shell fired from the territory of Ukraine hit a border post in Rostov Oblast that morning, and the building was completely destroyed, but no casualties were caused.

The site is about 150 meters from the Russian-Ukrainian border.

　　The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the military responded on the same day that this was false information spread by Russia.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba said through social media that Ukraine did not attack Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, did not send saboteurs or armored personnel carriers to cross the border, did not fire on Russian territory or border checkpoints, and did not engage in sabotage action, and there is no plan to do so.

He called on Russia to immediately stop false propaganda.

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