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Russia accuses Kyiv of firing missiles at border city of Belgorod

Fire at an oil depot in Belgorod region, Russia [File: Photo released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service/AP]

Russia has accused Kyiv of firing three missiles at the city of Belgorod near the Ukraine border in strikes that killed at least three people and damaged dozens of residential buildings, as Moscow claimed its forces captured the eastern city of Lysychansk.

At least 11 apartment buildings and 39 private houses were damaged, including five that were destroyed, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov posted on the Telegram messaging app.

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