The Russian security services (FSB) observed on Sunday a “substantial increase” in Ukrainian bombardment on the Russian territory bordering Ukraine, which has resulted in one death and five injuries over the previous week.
The security services, which also monitor the border, stated in a statement that “from the beginning of October, the number of attacks by Ukrainian armed groups on the Russian border has increased dramatically.”
The Belgorod region, close to Kharkiv in Ukraine, where Ukrainian forces have reclaimed control of thousands of square kilometres since the beginning of September, is particularly affected by the attacks. This control extends all the way to the border. The Russian regions of Bryansk and Kursk, according to Russian security officials, were also targeted.
“It documented more than 100 bombing missions in 32 locations over the course of the past week, using numerous systems to hurl rockets, artillery, mortars, and drones,” she continued.
She stated that as a result of this Ukrainian bombardment, which also caused the demolition of two power stations, eleven residential buildings, and two administrative buildings, “a local person was murdered and five people were injured.”
Eight border checkpoints were destroyed, the organisations noted.
Over the previous seven months, Russian territory has been constantly attacked.
One person was killed, four people were hurt, as well as residential homes and power lines, as a result of a bombing of a Russian border post on September 12.
The main city in the same-named region, Belgorod, was the target of three missiles fired by Kiev, the Russian military claimed in July.
Moscow said that in April, helicopters from Ukraine assaulted a fuel storage some 40 kilometres from the border.
Russia protests the increased bombing on its soil as Ukraine retakes its towns.
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