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Drone footage released by Freedom of Russia Legion shows what they assertion is demolition of Russian subject targets successful Belgorod region
By Kathryn Armstrong
BBC News
The Russian portion of Belgorod has again travel nether onslaught from crossed the Ukrainian border, with astatine slightest 8 radical reportedly wounded successful shelling.
Russia's defence ministry has besides claimed it thwarted different attempts by Ukraine to "invade" the region.
Kyiv has not commented connected the allegations but has denied engagement successful erstwhile attacks crossed the border.
The latest strikes travel much than a week aft 1 of the most important cross-border raids since the warfare began.
Belgorod's governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said Ukraine's equipped forces shelled respective districts connected Thursday, damaging buildings. No fatalities person been reported but Mr Gladkov said hundreds of families would beryllium evacuated erstwhile the concern became calmer.
Mr Gladkov added that arsenic a result, immoderate schoolhouse exams successful Shebekino had been cancelled and the authorities were present devising a mode to let students to unafraid assemblage places without sitting them.
He besides said that determination had been an detonation successful Belgorod city, which was thought to person been caused by a drone. Two radical were injured successful that attack.
Alongside the shelling, Russia's defence ministry has claimed its servicemen successful the portion "repelled 3 attacks by Ukrainian violent groups", whose formations "suffered important losses" and were "driven back".
There person been conflicting reports astir unit connected the border.
BBC Verify has seen videos from 2 pro-Ukrainian paramilitary groups announcing raids into Russia's territory.
Despite this, section officials person denied reports of a Ukrainian unit breakthrough successful Shebekino adding that the concern remains hard and that the "shelling is ongoing".
There person been a spate of attacks wrong Russia successful caller weeks.
Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of trying to frighten Russians pursuing drone attacks successful the capital, Moscow.
Kyiv has denied engagement successful some attacks.
Meanwhile, 3 radical person died during another onslaught connected Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. An 11-year-old miss is reported to beryllium among the dead.
It is the 4th onslaught connected the metropolis this week and comes aft 17 strikes were launched connected Kyiv passim May.
It comes arsenic the country's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, again called for Ukraine to beryllium allowed to articulation Nato and the EU.
He was visiting Moldova for the European Political Community summit, wherever helium besides met European Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen.
He said their talks touched connected information guarantees for Ukraine portion it's waiting to articulation Nato.
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