Ukrainian border guards attacked by Russian Mi-24s helicopters, four dead

For the first time the Russian Armed Forces have shelled Ukrainian border guards with unguided missiles from helicopters, Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center spokesman Andriy Lysenko said at a briefing on Tuesday.

“Ukrainian border guards were shelled with unguided rockets from two Mi-24 combat helicopters of the Russian Armed Forces,” Lysenko said.

He added that four border guards had been killed and three wounded in the attack.

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