(UPDATE) MOSCOW — Russia said on Thursday that its troops had beaten back an attempt by a Ukrainian force to infiltrate its border in a different region to Kyiv's incursion onto Russian territory, while Ukrainian drones struck near an air base in southern Russia.

Alexander Bogomaz, governor of the Bryansk region, said Russian border guards and military units thwarted the attack by a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance team on Wednesday.

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