MOSCOW, March 3. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin applaud the heroism of the boy who saved other children in an attack unleashed by Ukrainian saboteurs in the Bryansk Region, as well as the heroism of the man who was killed driving the children, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday.
"Of course, we all - both in the Kremlin and the president - admire the heroism of the boy and that man. The nation is certainly proud of them. Their heroism will definitely be appreciated promptly," Peskov said.
It was reported that when a civilian car came under gunfire by Ukrainian saboteurs on March 2, a ten-year-old boy, despite being wounded in the attack, helped two other minors escape from the vehicle and hide. Bryansk Region Governor Alexander Bogomaz said that the regional authorities were preparing the necessary paperwork so that the boy could be honored properly for his courage.
On March 2, Ukrainian saboteurs intruded into the border area of Russia’s Bryansk Region. Official reports say two people were killed in the attack and a boy, born in 2012, was wounded. Russia’s Federal Security Service reported that along with Russian Defense Ministry forces, it took "action to destroy the armed Ukrainian nationalists who violated the state border." Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed the incident as an act of terrorism.