A state of emergency was declared within the Belgorod area on the Russian border following the assault by Ukrainian troops.
Belgorod Area Governor Vyacheslav Gradkov stated the scenario was “extraordinarily troublesome” as the realm got here below every day shelling.
“Homes had been destroyed, civilians had been killed and injured,” he stated.
it follows ukraine’s Sudden cross-border attacks Giant-scale evacuations occurred in Russia’s Kursk area final week, and Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a state of emergency within the area.
In a video on Telegram, Governor Gladkov stated he would name on the federal government to declare a state of emergency “on the federal degree.”
He stated the town of Shebekino and the village of Ustinka had been attacked by Ukrainian drones. There have been no stories of casualties.
Russia stated it shot down 117 drones in a single day, with the principle targets being Kursk, Voronezh, Belgorod and Nizhny Novgorod.
Belgorod is situated south of the Kursk area, the location of Ukraine’s deepest incursion into Russia since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion in 2022.
On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated troops had moved additional into Russian territory, whereas Military Chief of Employees Alexander Silsky claimed that Kiev “managed 40 sq. kilometers” and occupied 74 settlements.
However precisely how a lot Russian territory is occupied is unclear, and there are doubts about Sirsky’s earlier claims {that a} complete of 1,000 sq. kilometers of territory was below Ukrainian management.
Ukraine stated it will not retain the Russian territory it occupied, including that it will cease its assaults if Moscow agreed to a “simply peace.”
Kiev is just not excited about “taking up” Russian territory, the nation’s international ministry spokesman Kheochy Tikhe stated.
“The earlier Russia agrees to revive a simply peace … the earlier the Ukrainian protection forces’ assaults on Russia will cease,” he advised reporters.
President Vladimir Putin claimed on Monday that Ukraine had rejected Russia’s provide to renew a peaceable settlement.
“It appears that evidently the enemies are realizing their needs with the assistance of their Western masters, and the West is combating us with Ukrainian palms,” he stated.
President Zelensky has lengthy stated Ukraine wouldn’t negotiate with Moscow till Russian troops withdraw from all Ukrainian territory, together with Crimea, which was annexed in 2014.
Russia has to date struggled to stem the Ukrainian offensive, with almost 200,000 Russians fleeing their houses in components of the Kursk area.
Moscow insisted on Tuesday that Ukraine’s makes an attempt to advance additional had been thwarted, however that declare proved false.
U.S. President Joe Biden stated on Tuesday that the offensive “presents an actual dilemma for Putin.”
