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Putin Meets Russian Security Chiefs After Crimea 'Attacks'
Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a meeting of the country's top brass to discuss boosting security in Crimea after reports of foiled attacks.
Intelligence chiefs said two people were killed fending off what they described as a series of attempted attacks in Crimea by Ukrainian "saboteurs".
Ukraine rejected the claims as "fantasy" and "a provocation".
A map of the region with Russia in blue, the Crimea Peninsula in black, and neighbouring Ukraine in green (picture: Crossswords)
Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula in March 2014 following a hastily-called referendum - an event that sparked Russian-backed separatists to begin fighting in eastern Ukraine, where deadly fighting is continuing.
The Kremlin said Mr Putin had chaired a Security Council session to discuss "additional measures" to ensure security at Crimea's de-facto border, the territorial waters around it and Crimean airspace.
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