At the same time, up to 4,000 people have been evacuated from the path of the Russian attack in Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine.
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Russian media have reported on the partial collapse of a residential building in Belgorod, Russia, near the Ukrainian border.
The entrance to the 10-story building and one department have collapsed.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, there are parts of the Tochka-U missile in the ruins.
Russia blames Ukraine for the attack. According to the Russian media, at least seven people have died.
Belgorod Regional Director Vyacheslav Gladkov blame Ukraine for the attack. Ukraine has not commented on the incident.
Ukraine has previously carried out attacks on Russian power plants, and Russia’s own attacks have also accidentally hit its own soil.
Russia advanced in the Kharkiv region
The Russian armed forces have captured more of Ukraine’s border region in the direction of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine and occupied four villages, says the country’s Ministry of Defense.
War from the next From Deepstatemap it appears that Russia has advanced several kilometers.
Fierce battles are now taking place, for example, in the city of Vovchansk, where about 18,000 people lived before the war.
Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky says that Ukraine has succeeded in stopping Russian attempts to penetrate the defenses. However, he added that the situation on the Kharkiv front has become considerably more difficult.
You can find a follow-up to the Russian war of aggression here.
Sources: AP, Reuters, AFP