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| Belgorod: Shelling in Russian border region kills two, governor says | Belgorod: Shelling in Russian border region kills two, governor says |
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| Russia has blamed recent shelling in Belgorod on Ukraine - a claim denied by the government in Kyiv | Russia has blamed recent shelling in Belgorod on Ukraine - a claim denied by the government in Kyiv |
| Russia has blamed recent shelling in Belgorod on Ukraine - a claim denied by the government in Kyiv | |
| Two women have been killed in shelling by Ukrainian forces in the Russian border region of Belgorod, its governor has said. | Two women have been killed in shelling by Ukrainian forces in the Russian border region of Belgorod, its governor has said. |
| Vyacheslav Gladkov said the victims were hit by shrapnel as they were travelling in a car near the village of Maslova Pristan. | Vyacheslav Gladkov said the victims were hit by shrapnel as they were travelling in a car near the village of Maslova Pristan. |
| Officials in the neighbouring Bryansk and Kursk regions said buildings had been damaged in shelling and an overnight drone attack. | Officials in the neighbouring Bryansk and Kursk regions said buildings had been damaged in shelling and an overnight drone attack. |
| Ukraine has so far not commented. | Ukraine has so far not commented. |
| However Kyiv has denied involvement in previous attacks across the border, which it says are carried out by Russian anti-government groups. | However Kyiv has denied involvement in previous attacks across the border, which it says are carried out by Russian anti-government groups. |
| In Belgorod, Mr Gladkov said two men travelling in another car had been seriously wounded in the shelling. | In Belgorod, Mr Gladkov said two men travelling in another car had been seriously wounded in the shelling. |
| He added that nine people had been injured in the region in the past 24 hours. | He added that nine people had been injured in the region in the past 24 hours. |
| Meanwhile, one of the most prominent anti-Kremlin paramilitary groups, the Liberty of Russia Legion (FRL), said it had been engaging in military operations in the nearby village of Novaya Tavolzhanka. | Meanwhile, one of the most prominent anti-Kremlin paramilitary groups, the Liberty of Russia Legion (FRL), said it had been engaging in military operations in the nearby village of Novaya Tavolzhanka. |
| In a post on social media on Friday morning, it said two civilians had been killed after the Russian artillery mistook their vehicle for a car containing FRL members. | In a post on social media on Friday morning, it said two civilians had been killed after the Russian artillery mistook their vehicle for a car containing FRL members. |
| The FRL said "active fighting" continued on the outskirts of Novaya Tavolzhanka, admitting that there were injured "legionnaires". | The FRL said "active fighting" continued on the outskirts of Novaya Tavolzhanka, admitting that there were injured "legionnaires". |
| Neither claim has been independently verified. | Neither claim has been independently verified. |
| Long-range drones also hit two towns in the Smolensk region, the local governor there said, while the Kaluga region's head said an explosion had been reported in a forest. | Long-range drones also hit two towns in the Smolensk region, the local governor there said, while the Kaluga region's head said an explosion had been reported in a forest. |
| Recent weeks have seen an increase in cross-border attacks by the FRL and the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), another paramilitary group. | Recent weeks have seen an increase in cross-border attacks by the FRL and the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), another paramilitary group. |
| Last month, the two groups carried one of the most significant incursions - targeting the border towns of Shebekino and Grayvoron - since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. | Last month, the two groups carried one of the most significant incursions - targeting the border towns of Shebekino and Grayvoron - since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. |
| Who are the Russian anti-Putin paramilitaries? | Who are the Russian anti-Putin paramilitaries? |
| The Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) came to prominence in March 2023, taking part in a cross-border raid in Russia's western Bryansk region. The group's leader is known as Denis Kapustin or Denis Nikitin, a Russian nationalist, who a Ukrainian investigative website alleged had links to neo-Nazi groups. Mr Nikitin has described himself as a patriot with "traditionalist" views and the RDK accuses Russia's mainstream opposition of sitting on the fence in the Ukraine war. | The Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) came to prominence in March 2023, taking part in a cross-border raid in Russia's western Bryansk region. The group's leader is known as Denis Kapustin or Denis Nikitin, a Russian nationalist, who a Ukrainian investigative website alleged had links to neo-Nazi groups. Mr Nikitin has described himself as a patriot with "traditionalist" views and the RDK accuses Russia's mainstream opposition of sitting on the fence in the Ukraine war. |
| The Liberty of Russia Legion (FRL) is a very different organisation which fights alongside Ukrainian troops. The group uses a white-blue-white flag, seen by part of the Russian opposition as the flag of "free Russia". Arguably the FRL's best-known soldier, Caesar, has insisted "there are no people in the legion who were forced to join it" and all members were contract soldiers with Ukraine's international legion. | The Liberty of Russia Legion (FRL) is a very different organisation which fights alongside Ukrainian troops. The group uses a white-blue-white flag, seen by part of the Russian opposition as the flag of "free Russia". Arguably the FRL's best-known soldier, Caesar, has insisted "there are no people in the legion who were forced to join it" and all members were contract soldiers with Ukraine's international legion. |
| Who are the fighters infiltrating Russia from Ukraine? | Who are the fighters infiltrating Russia from Ukraine? |
| Who are the fighters infiltrating Russia from Ukraine? | |
| What do we know about drone attacks in Russia? | What do we know about drone attacks in Russia? |
| What do we know about drone attacks in Russia? | |
| In other developments on Friday: | In other developments on Friday: |
| Ukrainian officials said air defences had shot down about 30 missiles and drones fired by Russia - which has launched more than 20 missile and drone attacks against Ukraine over the past month | Ukrainian officials said air defences had shot down about 30 missiles and drones fired by Russia - which has launched more than 20 missile and drone attacks against Ukraine over the past month |
| Ukrainian officials said air defences had shot down about 30 missiles and drones fired by Russia - which has launched more than 20 missile and drone attacks against Ukraine over the past month | |
| President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered an inspection of all Ukraine's air raid shelters, following the death of a young girl and her mother near a locked shelter in Kyiv | President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered an inspection of all Ukraine's air raid shelters, following the death of a young girl and her mother near a locked shelter in Kyiv |
| President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered an inspection of all Ukraine's air raid shelters, following the death of a young girl and her mother near a locked shelter in Kyiv | |
| Nine people were injured after Ukrainian forces shelled Berdyansk, a port on the Sea of Azov seized by Russia, Kremlin-installed officials said | Nine people were injured after Ukrainian forces shelled Berdyansk, a port on the Sea of Azov seized by Russia, Kremlin-installed officials said |
| Nine people were injured after Ukrainian forces shelled Berdyansk, a port on the Sea of Azov seized by Russia, Kremlin-installed officials said | |
| US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on a trip to Nato's newest member Finland, called Russia's invasion of Ukraine "a strategic failure" | |
| US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on a trip to Nato's newest member Finland, called Russia's invasion of Ukraine "a strategic failure" | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on a trip to Nato's newest member Finland, called Russia's invasion of Ukraine "a strategic failure" |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| War in Ukraine | War in Ukraine |
| Russia | Russia |