Ukraine fired at least eight missiles at Russia’s Belgorod border region, killing two people and wounding 12, local officials said Thursday.
The attack was the latest salvo in Kyiv’s attempt to rattle the Kremlin on the eve of Russia’s presidential election, which is taking place amid a ruthless crackdown on dissent.
Ukrainian forces also attempted cross-border raids that were repelled in Belgorod and the Kursk region, according to local authorities.
The Russian Defence Ministry claimed its troops killed 195 Ukrainian soldiers and destroyed five tanks and four armoured infantry vehicles, two days after saying they killed 234 Ukrainian troops in another border assault.
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