The ripple effects of Putin’s war in Ukraine are being felt in Russia’s border regions amid frequent strikes and explosions. Moscow has reported an increase in artillery and missile strikes in the Belgorod region, 40 km from the Ukrainian border. The atta...

Russian authorities reported “damage to 20 homes” and 16 explosions in the border city of Belgorod. Russian officials said their air defences in the Belgorod region had shot down “a minimum” of 16 Ukrainian missiles. Ukraine claims at least 10 civilians w...