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Ukraine denies Russia's claim of attempted armed incursion into Crimea
Source: Reuters
KIEV, Aug 10 (Reuters) - A spokesman for Ukrainian defence intelligence denied Russia's accusation on Wednesday that special forces had attempted an armed incursion into Crimean territory.
"This is fake information," a spokesman told Reuters.
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said it had thwarted Ukraine's planned incursion that was supposed to target critical infrastructure. The FSB said that a Russian soldier and an FSB employee had been killed in the clashes.
The FSB said the attempted incursions had taken place over the weekend.
Read more: http://news.trust.org/item/20160810130122-6cuxt
