A bizarre situation is unfolding on the Russia-Ukraine border as a group of controversial Russian expats claim to have carried out cross-border operations. Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin claim the country has fallen victim to “terrorist attacks” after Kremlin-backed media reported on firefights in the Bryansk and Kursk regions on the Russian side of the border. Russian media has blamed Ukrainian “sabotage groups” for the attacks, while Ukraine dismisses the reports as a “false flag” attack. The Kremlin claims “(a) sabotage group opened fire on a moving automobile” resulting in the death of a resident and a 10-year-old child becoming...