Ukrainian border guards took refuge from Russian shelling - media
Lugansk, June 21 (Navigator, Victoria Litovchenko) – In the Lugansk region, at the Izvarino checkpoint, armed people fired at Ukrainian border guards.
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At about 21:30, unknown persons who arrived in a truck opened fire on Ukrainian border guards, as a result of which the latter had to retreat to neutral territory towards the Russian Federation, where they were assisted by Russian border guards, local media reported.
During the shootout, several Ukrainian and one Russian serviceman were wounded; all victims were taken to a hospital in Russia. The State Border Service of Ukraine has not yet published the official version and results of the battle.
Earlier, the leader of the “Luhansk People’s Republic” Valery Bolotov said that the militias were holding “Izvarino”, and also knocked out several armored vehicles of the Ukrainian military.
Let us remind you that the press service of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported that on the territory of Ukraine in the Dolzhansk region there was a clash, as a result of which the territory of the Russian Federation came under fire. The head of the Center for Military-Political Studies, Dmitry Tymchuk, said that a Russian customs officer was wounded.
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