The Russian Defense Ministry accused the Ukrainian military of attacking positions in Russia's Kursk region on Tuesday, while Ukraine said its forces shot down drones, a missile and a helicopter over the Sumy region across the border.
The Russian ministry announced that up to 300 fighters of the Ukrainian 22nd mechanized brigade, supported by 11 tanks and more than 20 armored fighting vehicles, attacked the positions of Russian units near the settlements of Nikolayevo-Daryono and Oleshnya in the Kursk region, which borders the Sumy region in northeastern Ukraine. it was reported by the Ukrainian service of Radio Free Europe.
Russian media reported a statement by the Federal Security Service (FSB) that Russian forces faced an armed "provocation" by Ukraine.
Moscow said Russian forces had repelled the attacks using artillery fire, warplanes and drones, and that Ukrainian forces had withdrawn after suffering casualties. Those claims could not be independently verified.
The Russian Ministry of Defense also claimed that its forces defeated "reserves on the territory of the Sumy region".
The ministry said that Russian aviation hit "concentration of personnel and equipment of the armed forces" in and around several settlements in Suma.
Ukraine's 22nd Mechanized Brigade did not comment on the claims, but said border settlements in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions were still exposed to Russian artillery attacks.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Army announced that its forces shot down a Russian helicopter, a ballistic missile and two drones over the Sumy region.
Earlier on Tuesday, at least one person was killed and several wounded in drone attacks reported by Russia and Ukraine, after Kiev was again targeted in an overnight attack that damaged civilian infrastructure.
Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Russia's Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, said one person was killed when a drone hit a vehicle, while in Kursk, another region bordering Ukraine, several people were injured by pieces of drones shot down by the Russian Air Force. anti-aircraft defense.
26 drones were shot down in the Kursk region on Tuesday, acting regional governor Alexey Smirnov said, adding that five people were injured when pieces of drones fell in Suja, a town 10 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
Smirnov also claimed that Russian border guards repelled an alleged attempt by Ukrainian forces to cross the border into the Kursk region. Ukraine did not comment and Smirnov's claim could not be independently confirmed.
Ukraine, whose civilian and energy infrastructure is under relentless attack by Russian drones and rockets, has increasingly resorted to targeting targets deeper inside Russian territory in recent months, mostly hitting oil refineries that support military and energy infrastructure.
In Ukraine's south-central Zaporozhye region, two civilians were killed as a result of Russian artillery strikes, Governor Ivan Fedorov said on Tuesday.
Ukraine's air defenses said they shot down 15 drones and four of six missiles over Kiev, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Khmelnytskyi early Tuesday.
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