Anti-Kremlin fighters have turned 2 border regions into 'active combat' zones: Ukrainian official

A senior Ukrainian intelligence official said on Thursday that armed groups purporting to be made up of Russians opposed to the Kremlin were pressing an incursion into Russian territory and had turned two border regions into "active combat zones."

Anti-Kremlin fighters have turned 2 border regions into 'active combat' zones: Ukrainian official
A woman walks past a mural depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Simferopol, in occupied Crimea.

A senior Ukrainian intelligence official said on Thursday that armed groups purporting to be made up of Russians opposed to the Kremlin were pressing an incursion into Russian territory and had turned two border regions into "active combat zones."