Ukraine's response to Russian reports of cross-border shelling killing a civilian in Russia:
"In Zuhres, militants blew up a bridge, confusing a tractor for a tank."
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Russia's Foreign Ministry says that an incident on July 13 in which a cross-border shell fired from Ukraine hit two houses in Russia, reportedly killing a Russian man and injuring two women, may have "irreversible" consequences.
A ministry statement said Ukraine had been handed a note of protest that described the incident as "an aggressive act by the Ukrainian side against sovereign Russian territory and the citizens of the Russian Federation." (Reuters and AFP)