Rostov border guards shell a car on border with Ukraine

Border guards opened fire on an off-roader driven by a Russian citizen who tried to break into the territory of Ukraine. The Russian citizen is detained, and the question of his prosecution is under consideration, reports the FSB Department.

According to the FSB Department, the incident occurred on the western outskirts of the city of Donetsk of the Rostov Region on April 25. Border guards noticed a Niva car, which "was accelerating in the direction of the Ukrainian territory," reports the FSB.

"When several meters remained to the border line, the border guards tried to stop the Niva car. However, the offender did not respond and turned his car in the direction of the border guards who blocked his path. The border guards had to use their firearms," the "TASS" quotes an official of the FSB Department as reporting.

The FSB Department also reports that the border violator was detained. Investigators are considering the question of opening a criminal case under Article 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian   Federation "Use of violence against a public official", which stipulates punishment of up to five years of imprisonment, the "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" reports.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.