INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law Thursday recognizing border guards who repel cross-border attacks from Ukraine as war
provocations on the border and in territories adjacent to war areas in Ukraine since Feb
4.Veteran status gives the holder tax and transport privileges and state assistance with accommodation and health care
War veterans also receive monthly payments from the government.A number of attacks, some of which damaged infrastructure and claimed
Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine in March.Russia deems its invasion to be a "special military operation" and has not formally declared
