<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Russian officials claimed that Ukrainian military saboteurs launched an attack across the border Monday, wounding eight people in a small town. Kyiv officials denied any link with the group and blamed the fighting on a revolt by disgruntled Russians against the Kremlin.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Neither version of events could be independently verified in an area that has witnessed sporadic spillover from the almost 15-month war in Ukraine.</div><div><br></div><div>The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, said that a Ukrainian Armed Forces saboteur group entered the town of Graivoron, about five kilometers (three miles) from the border. The town also came under Ukrainian artillery fire, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said eight people were wounded and most residents had left the area, but the situation remained “tense.”</div><div><br></div><div>In nearby Zamostye village, a projectile hit a kindergarten and caused a fire. One woman was wounded in her hand, Gladkov said. He also reported that Russian anti-aircraft systems shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle over Belgorod region. According to AP reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>