Ukraine says it's still holding on to a small part of Bakhmut, after the Wagner Group and Moscow officials claimed they had completely seized it. Follow here for live updates.
The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region said Tuesday that a “counter-terrorism operation” was ongoing following an armed attack that Russia blamed on Ukraine.
Russia alleges that dozens of Ukrainian militants crossed into one of its border towns in its Belgorod region, striking targets and forcing an evacuation, before over 70 of the attackers were killed or pushed back by what the authorities termed a counterterrorism operation.
Russia said it has squashed an attack in its Belgorod region by anti-Putin groups after fighting lasted 24 hours and some 70 attackers were reportedly killed.
A Ukrainian "sabotage" group crossed into Russia and attacked a town in the Belgorod region. A Ukrainian official said the group was made up of Russian nationals, but insisted they were acting independently. Follow here for live updates.
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