Ukraine claims prisoners taken as it continues incursion into Russia
Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov described the situation there as ‘extremely difficult and tense’.
Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov described the situation there as ‘extremely difficult and tense’.
It comes after Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed its forces have blocked an effort by Kyiv’s troops to move deeper into Russia.
Russian forces are still scrambling to respond to the surprise Ukrainian attack after almost a week of fierce fighting.
The Prime Minister’s spokeswoman told journalists he will not enter a tit-for-tat spat with the billionaire owner of X, formerly Twitter.
Three other people were injured in the drone and missile barrage in the Ukrainian capital’s suburban Brovary district.
The operation in the Kursk region has caught Russian troops off-guard.
Kyiv appears to have undertaken its biggest attack on Russian soil since the war began.
Anti-racism protesters turned out in towns and cities across the country on Wednesday evening.
The Russian President described the ‘indiscriminate shelling of civilian buildings’.
Revealing the plan, justice minister Heidi Alexander also said a ‘standing army’ of specialist police had been set up to deal with violent protests.
In Southport, hundreds of people attended a peaceful vigil a week on from the murders of Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice Dasilva Aguiar.
Peter Kyle said he had met representatives from social media giants on Monday.
Afzal Khan has urged Sir Keir Starmer to formally adopt a definition of Islamophobia after scenes of disorder in parts of the UK.
The movements have prompted speculation on social media about whether they were in preparation for some kind of a prisoner swap.
One analyst described it as the largest battleground blow to the shadowy Russian group in years.