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The Kremlin says it is seeking to destroy “terrorists” who it said were behind a drone attack on the border region of Bryansk earlier this week, CNBC reported.

“We are talking about an attack by terrorists. Now measures are being taken to destroy these terrorists,” Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday, according to comments reported by state news agency Tass.

Russian President Vladimir Putin had received reports from security agencies about the attack, he said, adding that “we are talking about the events that are unfolding in the Bryansk region in connection with an attack by Ukrainian militants.”

“The security forces report on the actions that the security agencies ... are taking to counter terrorists,” he said.

Earlier this week, Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out several drone attacks on its territory, one of which it said had targeted Bryansk which borders Ukraine, although no damage was done and no one was hurt by the attack, a regional official said.

Ukraine has not confirmed it was behind the attacks and, on Wednesday, a Ukrainian official said Kyiv does not strike at Russian territory.