The Ukrainians opened fire on Russian border guards

Ukrainian tried to get into Russia at the border of the Kursk region. He was armed with pistols, grenades, and took mercury. Information about this incident spread, the staff of the centre of public relations of FSB of the Russian Federation.

According to known data, the attempt of Ukrainian sneak illegally into Russia was stopped by Russian border guards. They had intended to detain the offender, but suddenly find themselves faced with aggression. A man opened fire from a pistol, but all his attempts to storm the border failed. Citizen wounded, but he survived. He was arrested, under investigation, law enforcement officers want to understand why Ukrainian behaved in a similar way.

During the arrest he was found to have a firearm, five grenades and vials with grey substance. Guards say it is mercury. Flasks were sent for review, later I will report the name of the substance stored in them. The detainee, 31, of the reasons for his attempts to cross the border is not reported.