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Russia Says Downed Drones, Rockets Over Kursk Location Amid Border Attack

.Ukraine lobbed missiles as well as drones at north western Russia's Kursk region over night, the neighborhood guv said Wednesday, a day after pro-Kyiv troops stormed all over the perimeter with storage tanks and armored vehicles." Two Ukrainian projectiles were actually obliterated through air protection systems in the Kursk region," performing governor Alexei Smirnov composed on Telegram, including that three drones were actually likewise destroyed.On Tuesday afternoon, Russia's Defense Department claimed it had actually hurried soldiers as well as aviation systems to the perimeter in the Kursk area after a morning raid through Ukrainian systems-- the most recent such assault in the conflict.The incursion was actually carried out by some 300 troops, 11 containers and also greater than 20 armored cars, depending on to the Russian military.At least five people were actually killed throughout the day and 28 others were actually injured, Smirnov and also nearby health authorities claimed.Ukrainian drones likewise targeted household buildings in the border locations of Voronezh and also Belgorod, with damages yet no casualties disclosed, neighborhood officials mentioned on Wednesday.Equipped contenders from Ukraine have performed a number of incursions in to Russia's edge regions because in 2015. These strikes have commonly involved paramilitary teams created through Russian nationals who opposed the Kremlin.