Russian Soldiers, Border Troops Prevented Illegal Crossing of Border by Sabotage Group From Ukraine

The development comes amid the continued escalation of the situation in the Donbass breakaway regions of Donetsk and Lugansk - which have reported intensified shelling, mortar fire, sniping and sabotage attacks by Ukrainian forces. The breakaways mobilized their reserves and announced an evacuation of the civilian population to Russia on Friday.