In western Russia, cross-border attacks believed to be from the Ukrainian side continue, and Russia reports that there are casualties.
Residents have also begun to evacuate in groups in northern Ukraine, which borders the country, and fighting appears to be intensifying in the border area.
Cross-border attacks believed to be from Ukraine continue in Belgorod Oblast in western Russia, which borders Ukraine, and the governor of Belgorod Oblast announced on the 16th that two people were killed and three others injured in missile attacks. Did.
In this region, an organization of Russian volunteer soldiers who oppose the Putin administration and fight on the side of Ukraine has announced that they have begun cross-border attacks, and President Putin announced on the 15th, the day before the Russian presidential election. He called it ``sabotage from Ukraine,'' and threatened retaliation.
Meanwhile, authorities in Sumy Oblast in northern Ukraine, which borders Belgorod Oblast and other regions, announced on the 15th that at least three people were killed and 13 others injured in an attack from the Russian side, calling the situation ``a tense situation.'' I am.
More than 180 residents of the attacked areas have evacuated in the past three days, and more than 4,500 people have been forced to evacuate from 22 villages across the state, and fighting continues in the border areas between the two countries. appears to be intensifying.