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Russia under attack, Belgorod region in flames

Houses in rubble, fire, destruction. Russian TV video shows the effect of pro-Ukrainian attacks in villages near the border in the Belgorod region. Anti-Putin "volunteers" force Moscow to divert its forces from the front

06/06/2023

The video is from Russian state TV and shows the result of attacks by pro-Ukrainian forces in Russian villages near the border, in the Belgorod region. The AP news agency, which broadcasts it, says it cannot verify its authenticity.

What is known is that military formations of Russian nationality are fighting alongside Kiev in Russian territory, in an attempt to force Moscow to engage its forces in the rear, away from the hottest front. Thousands of civilians have been evacuated from the area. The Russian Defense Ministry says it has repelled attacks on Novaya Tavolzhanka, but the governor of the region says the town is "unreachable".

Ukrainian bombings, according to Russian authorities, killed at least two people and injured many in Shebekino district and surrounding areas.