Belgorod borders the Kursk region, where Ukrainian troops seized Russian territory after a surprise attack on August 6.
The Mash Telegram channel reported that around 500 Ukrainian soldiers attacked two Russian checkpoints in Nekhotegevka and Sebekino in the Belgorod region.
Mash reported that up to 200 Ukrainian soldiers in infantry fighting vehicles tried to cross the border at Nekhotegevka and Russian artillery returned fire. He said about 300 Ukrainians attacked another checkpoint in Sebekino.
There is no official confirmation of the information and SHOT, another news channel on Telegram, reported that Ukrainian forces were pushed back from Nekhotegevka after suffering casualties. SHOT reported that there were no clashes in Sebekino.
The governor of the Belgorod region, Vychislav Gladkov, said the situation on the border with Ukraine was “difficult, but under control”.
“There is information that the enemy is trying to cross the border in the Belgorod region,” Gladkov wrote on the Telegram app.
“Our army is carrying out pre-planned work. Please keep calm and trust only official sources of information.”
Russian Telegram channels with links to security forces reported earlier today that Ukrainian soldiers had attacked the border, although there was no official confirmation of fighting there at this time.
Also, Ukraine’s Air Force said it shot down five missiles and 60 drones launched by Russia during a massive airstrike for the second night in a row, killing at least four people.
According to the PA, Russia launched 91 “attack devices”, namely ten missiles of different types and 81 Iranian-made Shahid drones.
“Unfortunately, despite the effective work of our air defense, four people were killed and 16 injured,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Telegram.
“Crimes against humanity cannot be committed with complete impunity,” he added, accusing Moscow of targeting “civilians and infrastructure.”
The four deaths were recorded in the Zaporizhia and Kryvyi Rih regions of southeastern Ukraine.
“Rescue operations are underway at the sites of damage and falling debris in the areas of Ukraine where Russia attacked last night,” said Volodymyr Zelensky.
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