The Latest Breaking News from Belgorod

Russian Plane Carrying 65 Ukrainian Prisoners Of War Crashes Near Ukraine

Russia has accused Ukraine of shooting down the military transport plane, calling it a barbaric act of terrorism.

International Business Times UK · Jan 25, 2024

Ukraine to probe Belgorod crash as Russia questions future prisoner swaps

Russia claims Ukraine shot down military transport plane in Belgorod, killing 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war on board.

Al Jazeera · Jan 25, 2024

Russia plane crash: Zelensky accuses Moscow of 'playing with the lives of Ukrainian prisoners'

Ukrainian president demands international inquiry into crash on Wednesday in Belgorod in which Moscow claims 65 Ukrainian prisoners were killed

Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2024

Russian military plane 'carrying 65 Ukrainian PoWs' crashes near border in Belgorod

Russian defence ministry said the plane was carrying prisoners of war who were to be exchanged in a swap, a claim an official in Kyiv has disputed

Evening Standard · Jan 24, 2024

Zelenskyy says Russia ‘playing with lives’ of Ukrainian POWs after crash

Comments come after Russia accused Ukraine of shooting down transport plane killing 65 Ukrainian POWs on board.

Al Jazeera · Jan 24, 2024

Belgorod Evacuees Shelter From Strikes In Out-of-town Hotel

Sitting with her two children in a hotel room in Russia, Anna Demkina only watches cartoons.

International Business Times · Jan 14, 2024

Smersh: why Putin has reinstated Stalin's notorious and much-feared anti-spy unit

A man under arrest by Russian internal security forces was seen confessing to a “crime”, in a video posted on January 2. He had been apprehended after allegedly posting a video on social media that purportedly showed air defences near the Russian city of Belgorod. This city, on the border…

The Conversation · Jan 12, 2024

'Afraid for our children': Residents of Russia's Belgorod evacuate as Ukrainian strikes intensify

Russian authorities began to evacuate the residents of Belgorod, Russia, on January 5, after Ukrainian air strikes on the border town intensified. The evacuation of hundreds of Belgorod residents is a first in the war that began with the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 – Russia has not…

France 24 · Jan 11, 2024

Stalemate in the air? Ukraine in race to rearm amid Western war fatigue

It is only on a voluntary basis. So how much to make of Russian authorities offering their citizens a ride out of Belgorod? The western city across from Ukraine's Kharkiv is increasingly the target of Moscow's own medicine: a steady diet of missiles from the sky. As NATO leaders meet…

France 24 · Jan 10, 2024

'Nowhere Is Safe': Russian City Evacuates Hundreds Of Children

Authorities in the Russian border city of Belgorod began evacuating hundreds of children Wednesday after weeks of deadly shelling from Ukrainian forces.

International Business Times · Jan 10, 2024