The authorities said investigators were working to establish the motive for the shooting, which took place in the city of Bryansk, near the border with Ukraine.
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Wary of Ukrainian partisans and anticipating a counteroffensive, Russian authorities have “reinforced” counterintelligence units in occupied territory, Ukraine says.
An armed group said it briefly took control of a border town in Russia’s Bryansk region, but what actually took place there was shrouded in conflicting claims.