Ukraine sets sights on Russian border region

The Russian military said on Wednesday that it had shot down 12 Ukrainian missiles over Russia’s southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine (Russia Emergency Situations Ministry Telegram channel/AP)

The Russian military said on Wednesday that it had shot down 12 Ukrainian missiles over Russia’s southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, as Kyiv’s forces seek to embarrass President Vladimir Putin and puncture his argument that life in Russia is going on as normal despite the 22-month war.

Belgorod Governo Vyacheslav Gladkov said the situation in the regional capital, also called Belgorod, “remains tense”.