21 dead after shelling of Russian border town
Russian officials accused Kyiv of carrying out the attack, which took place the day after an 18-hour aerial bombardment across Ukraine killed at least 39 civilians.
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RUSSIA EMERGENCY SITUATIONS MINISTRY TELEGRAM CHANNEL VIA AP
In this photo taken from video released by Russia Emergency Situations Ministry telegram channel on Saturday, Dec. 30, firefighters extinguish burning cars after shelling in Belgorod, Russia. Russian officials have accused Ukrainian forces of shelling the Russian border city of Belgorod. Two children were killed in Saturday's attack, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in a statement on social media. He also said that an unspecified number of people had been injured.RUSSIA EMERGENCY SITUATIONS MINISTRY TELEGRAM CHANNEL VIA AP
In this photo taken from video released by Russia Emergency Situations Ministry telegram channel on Saturday, Dec. 30, firefighters extinguish burning cars after shelling in Belgorod, Russia. Russian officials have accused Ukrainian forces of shelling the Russian border city of Belgorod.RUSSIA EMERGENCY SITUATIONS MINISTRY TELEGRAM CHANNEL VIA AP
In this photo taken from video released by Russia Emergency Situations Ministry telegram channel on Saturday, Dec. 30, rescuers and people carry a wounded person after shelling in Belgorod, Russia.RUSSIA EMERGENCY SITUATIONS MINISTRY TELEGRAM CHANNEL VIA AP
In this photo taken from video released by Russia Emergency Situations Ministry telegram channel on Saturday, Dec. 30, a building damaged after shelling is seen in Belgorod, Russia.UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY SERVICE VIA AP
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, an apartment building hit by a Russian missile is seen in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 30.UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY SERVICE VIA AP
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, police and emergency workers help a wounded resident after an apartment building where he lived was hit by a Russian missile in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 30.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ukrainian servicemen lower the coffin of Ukrainian army officer Vasyl Medviychuk into a grave at a cemetery in the Carpathian mountains in Krasnyk village, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 29.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The mother of Ukrainian army officer Vasyl Medviychuk cries during her son's funeral ceremony in the Carpathian mountains in Krasnyk village, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 29,