MOSCOW, March 21. /TASS/. Russian troops destroyed Ukrainian subversive/reconnaissance groups in a forest area bordering the Belgorod Region in a precision strike, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Thursday.

"The Russian Defense Ministry posted footage showing the destruction of the personnel and equipment of Ukrainian subversive/reconnaissance groups in a forest belt area in Ukraine bordering the Belgorod Region. A precision strike timely destroyed the Neo-Nazis’ temporary deployment site," the ministry said in a statement.

The ministry reported earlier on March 21 that Russia’s Battlegroup West had delivered pre-emptive strikes against temporary deployment sites, personnel and military hardware of Ukrainian subversive/reconnaissance groups in the border area near the Belgorod Region.

"The Defense Ministry released video clips showing the destruction of temporary deployment sites, manpower and equipment of Ukrainian subversive/reconnaissance groups in pre-emptive strikes by aircraft and artillery of the Battlegroup West in the Belgorod Region border area," the ministry said.