Russian Forces Repel Armed Incursions into 2 Western Regions, Moscow Claims

Russian security forces and military units thwarted several attempted armed incursions into Russian territory from neighboring Ukraine, security agencies and local officials have said. According to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), more than 100 Ukrainian military personnel were killed while trying to infiltrate Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod regions, both of which share borders with Ukraine. Russia’s defense ministry, meanwhile, claimed 20 Ukrainian armored vehicles were destroyed by Russian aircraft and artillery—along with six tanks—in the same operation. The Epoch Times could not independently verify the Russian assertions. Kyiv, for its part, has yet to issue an official statement regarding the alleged infiltration attempts, which reportedly began in the early hours of March 12....