Amid Russia's renewed ground offensive in Ukraine's northeast, thousands of civilians have been forced to flee as towns and villages face heavy artillery and mortar fire. The ongoing intense battles have led to at least one Ukrainian unit withdrawing in the Kharkiv region, resulting in the loss of more territory to Russian forces in the contested 'gray zone' along the Russian border.
Recent reports indicate that a 10-story apartment block collapsed in the Russian city of Belgorod, near the border, with casualties reported. Russian authorities attribute the collapse to Ukrainian shelling, although Ukraine has not officially commented on the incident.
