Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv’s troops ‘attempt another cross-border attack’ after strikes by Putin’s forces
Kyiv’s troops have attempted another cross-border attack into a different region of Russia, Moscow’s officials have claimed.
Russia’s Belgorod regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said the situation on the border with Ukraine was “difficult but under control” after claiming 500 Ukrainian troops attacked two checkpoints.
The claim has not been independently verified and Kyiv has not commented. A Russian military blog said there had been no major attempts to pierce the border.
Three weeks ago, Russia was caught by surprise in neighbouring Kursk region when thousands of Ukrainian soldiers punched through the border.
It comes as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to take revenge on Russia after massive strikes by Putin’s forces killed at least four people.
Zelensky slammed Putin’s “crimes against humanity” and said his forces would “undoubtedly respond” to Putin’s overnight missile and drone attack on Tuesday.
Two people were killed when a hotel was “wiped out” in the central Ukraine city of Kryvyi Rih and two others died in drone attacks on the city of Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine, officials said.
“We will undoubtedly respond to Russia for this and all other attacks. Crimes against humanity cannot go unpunished,” Zelensky said.
