After exchanging fire one of them was killed, two others fled.
MOSCOW, December 4.
/TASS/. Russian border guards have foiled an illegal border crossing attempt by
three armed perpetrators from Ukraine. As the Public Relations Center of the
Federal Security Service (FSB) told TASS, after exchanging fire one of them was
killed, two others fled.
"The incident
occurred at the section of the border under the FSB Directorate for the
Belgorod and Voronezh Regions on December 4. A border guard detachment thwarted
the border violation attempt from Ukraine into the Russian Federation by three
armed unidentified individuals. During an attempt to detain them, the
perpetrators responded with armed resistance," the Public Relations Center
reported.
As a result of a
retaliatory fire, one of them was fatally injured, the two others fled to the
territory of Ukraine.
The investigation is
underway. The FSB has not reported yet other details of the incident.
Source: ITAR-TASS
05-12-2020
