Russia-Ukraine war, the largest armed conflict in Europe since WW2, enters its 753rd day.
Russia has accused Ukraine of stepping up"terrorist activities" during the Russian presidential election in order to attract more aid and weapons from the West.
Ukrainian citizens in Istanbul marked the second anniversary of the bombing of a theatre building used as a shelter in Ukraine's Mariupol city. According to international organizations, at least 300 people were killed in the air strike on the theatre, where a large number of civilians were hiding.Russia claimed that it has successfully hit Ukrainian military targets in southern Odessa and northeastern Sumy regions.
"Based on the current situation, we have decided that shopping centres in Belgorod and the Belgorod district will not work on Sunday and Monday," regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on social media, noting that schools would also be closed on Monday and Tuesday next week.Russia repelled several attempts to penetrate its territory from Ukraine, the defence ministry has said, the latest in a series of raids it has reported in recent days.
TASS quoted the FSB as saying the man had been recruited by Kiev's intelligence services in the Ukrainian city of Lviv and sent to Russia.Two people were killed and three injured in a Ukrainian missile strike on the Russian border city of Belgorod, the regional governor has said, as Russian citizens vote through Sunday in a three-day presidential election.
"More than 550 soldiers, 16 tanks, 19 armoured vehicles including 11 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles made in the US, and 15 vehicles were destroyed by air strikes and artillery fire," said a statement from the ministry.
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