Russia said security forces are continuing a second day of operations against attackers who crossed the border from Ukraine in what’s become the most serious incursion into Russian territory since the start of the war 15 months ago.
“We are working to wrap up the anti-terrorist operation, security forces are doing all they can,” Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said Tuesday on his Telegram channel.
It wasn’t safe for residents evacuated from the area to return home yet, Gladkov said. Twelve people had been injured in the attacks that included artillery and mortar fire as well as explosives dropped from drones.
