Russia says it killed 234 fighters while thwarting an incursion from Ukraine

Fighters of Russian Volunteer Corps (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)

The Russian Defence Ministry says that Moscow’s military and security forces killed 234 fighters while thwarting an incursion into Russian border regions earlier in the day.

In a statement, the ministry blamed the attack on the “Kyiv regime” and “Ukraine’s terrorist formations”, insisting that the Russian military and border forces were able to stop the attackers and avert a cross-border raid.