The Russian Defense Ministry announced today, Tuesday, that its forces repelled five attempts by the Ukrainian armed forces to breach the Russian border in the direction of the /Medvezhy/ and /Novy Put/ regions in the axis of the Russian /Kursk/ province. The Russian Ministry stated in a statement that the losses of the Ukrainian forces amounted to about 40 dead, an infantry fighting vehicle, 3 armored fighting vehicles, and a car. Source: National Iraqi News Agency