Ukraine war: Saboteurs cross into Russia's Belgorod, governor says

A radical of saboteurs has crossed from Ukraine into Russia's Belgorod region, with resulting clashes injuring respective people, the Russian authorities say.

Local politician Vyacheslav Gladkov said Russian forces were searching for the group, which helium said had attacked Grayvoronsky territory by the border.

Vladimir Putin's spokesperson said the Russian president had been informed.

Ukraine denies work and said Russian citizens from 2 paramilitary groups were down the attack.

Belgorod politician Vyacheslav Gladkov said six radical had been injured, including 2 radical admitted to infirmary aft the colony of Glotovo was shelled and 3 radical who had suffered shrapnel wounds successful the municipality of Grayvoron.

Fighting had besides damaged 3 houses and a section administrative building, helium said.

Kyiv said those down the ongoing incidental were from groups called the Liberty of Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC).

The Liberty of Russia Legion - a Ukraine-based Russian militia which says it is moving wrong Russia to overthrow President Putin - said connected Twitter connected Monday it had "completely liberated" the borderline municipality of Kozinka. It said guardant units had reached the municipality of Grayvoron, further east.

However Mr Putin's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russian quality agencies that efforts were underway to destruct the sabotage group, and said its intent was to gully attraction distant from the eastbound Ukrainian municipality of Bakhmut - which a Russian mercenary radical claims to person taken power of aft months of aggravated and bloody fighting.

"We perfectly recognize the intent of specified sabotage - to divert attraction from the Bakhmut direction, to minimise the governmental effect of the nonaccomplishment of Artemovsk [Bakhmut] by the Ukrainian side," helium said.

Kyiv says it inactive controls parts of the city.

Ukrainian statesmanlike advisor Mikhaylo Podolyak said his state was watching events successful Belgorod "with interest", but "has thing to bash with it".

"As you know, tanks are sold astatine immoderate Russian subject store, and underground guerrilla groups are composed of Russian citizens," helium added.

Ukraine has antecedently denied work for reported sabotage attacks connected Russian territory.

The latest incidental comes up of a wide expected antagonistic violative by Kyiv against invading Russian forces.

In April, Russia accidentally dropped a weaponry connected the metropolis of Belgorod, which lies 40 km (25 miles) northbound of the borderline with Ukraine.

More than 3,000 radical were evacuated from their homes aft an undetonated explosive was recovered days later.