A second Russian border region has declared a state of emergency, as Ukrainian troops continued their advance through the countryside.
The situation in the Belgorod region, directly to the south of the Kursk region where Ukrainian troops pushed into Russia over a week ago is "extremely difficult and tense", its governor said.Vyacheslav Gladkov claimed that the Ukrainian army had killed and wounded civilians, and destroyed buildings in the Belgorod region. No reports have been confirmed of Ukrainian ground troops in the Belgorod region itself.
A group of parents of conscripts have said they were told their offspring were being deployed to Kursk, and Lithuania's defence minister Laurynas Kasciunas claimed that Russia was moving troops from Kaliningrad, its exclave region on the Baltic, to Kursk. The incursion has had a noticeable impact on local people, with images of damaged buildings, and reports of mass evacuations.Around 121,000 people have been moved from the Kursk region with another 59,000 told to leave.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Emergency declared in Russian border region Belgorod as Ukraine attacks intensifyThe governor of the Russian border region of Belgorod says daily shelling by Ukrainian forces had destroyed homes and killed and wounded civilians. Meanwhile, Russia claims it has begun to thwart a week-long Ukrainian incursion into its Kursk region.
Read more »
Ukraine-Russia latest: Second Russian region evacuated due to 'Ukrainian activity' - as Kyiv 'seizes battlefield initiative'Parts of the Russian region of Belgorod are being evacuated this morning, as the local governor reports 'Ukrainian activity'. This follows local reports that Kyiv's forces entered the region yesterday. In the nearby Kursk region, Ukraine's invasion continues.
Read more »
President Zelensky begs Sir Keir Starmer to show leadership and let Ukraine strike Russia with British...Ukrainian President ‘can forget some mistakes’ after Biden gaffe while thanked Ireland for ‘hosting Ukrainian refugees’
Read more »
Russian reinforcements fail to push back Ukrainian incursionZelenskyy and troops speak on operation in Kursk region as it enters sixth day
Read more »
Ukrainian nuclear power plant catches fire as Kyiv accuses Russian saboteurs of 'blackmail' after...The fire broke out at a cooling tower in Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Russia and Ukraine have both blamed each other for the fire in the Russian occupied region.
Read more »
Ukrainian nuclear power plant catches fire as Kyiv accuses Russian saboteurs of 'blackmail' after...The fire broke out at a cooling tower in Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Russia and Ukraine have both blamed each other for the fire in the Russian occupied region.
Read more »