Ukrainian saboteurs caught in Zaporizhzhia - Russian-installed administrator

The Russian-installed administrator of the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region said on Friday that two cars with "Ukrainian saboteurs" had entered the area, the TASS news agency reported.

The Russian-installed administrator of the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region said on Friday that two cars with "Ukrainian saboteurs" had entered the area, the TASS news agency reported. The group were found near the city of Polohy and were being "dealt with", the RIA Novosti news agency quoted the official, Yevgeny Balitsky, as saying.

The region has stepped up border patrols and restrictions on entry as part of security measures for voting in a Russian-backed referendum on whether the region should join Russia. Reuters was unable to verify the reports.

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