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Putin says Ukrainian group attacks border region, Kyiv denies Russian ‘provocation’

Putin says Ukrainian group attacks border region, Kyiv denies Russian ‘provocation’

ANDREW OSBORN and MARK TREVELYAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin said Russia had been hit by a "terrorist attack" in the southern Bryansk region bordering Ukraine, and vowed to crush what he said was a Ukrainian sabotage group that had fired at civilians. Ukraine accused Russia of staging a false "provocation", but also appeared to imply some form of operation had indeed been carried out by Russian anti-government partisans. Amid reports of shelling and sporadic sabotage, Russia's border regions have become increasingly volatile since Moscow invaded Ukraine a year ago in what it called a "special military operation". Putin, in a televised address, accused…
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Rwanda accuses DRC of fighter jet ‘provocation’

Rwanda accuses DRC of fighter jet ‘provocation’

A Democratic Republic of Congo fighter jet entered Rwandan airspace, both governments said, in what Rwanda called a "provocation", although Congo said it was a mistake. No military action was taken and the warplane returned to Congo. The incident comes at a time of particularly high tensions between the neighbours, as Congo blames Rwanda for supporting a rebel group fighting in its east. On Monday morning, a Sukhoi-25 fighter jet from Congo violated Rwandan airspace and briefly touched down at Rubavu Airport in Rwanda's Western Province, the Rwandan government said in a statement. "Rwandan authorities have protested this provocation to…
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