Ukraine denies Russian claims of thwarted attempt to invade Belgorod Oblast — here’s what we know

Ukraine denies Russian claims of thwarted attempt to invade Belgorod Oblast — here’s what we know

Russia’s Defense Ministry on March 18 said it had stopped a significant Ukrainian ground assault from entering Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, a claim Kyiv swiftly dismissed as a propaganda effort.The Belgorod settlements named by Russian officials as the site of the alleged thwarted operation lie only a few dozen kilometers southeast of Sudzha, where Ukraine has almost fully retreated from the land it captured last August in the adjacent Kursk Oblast…

Five attacks were launched by Ukrainians during the day in this region, the Russian Defense Ministry statement said.

The Russian military said Tuesday evening that it had repelled an attempt by Ukrainian forces to launch an assault on Russia's Belgorod region, viewing the attack as an effort to undermine ceasefire negotiations.

Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of attempting cross-border attacks

Russian forces had thwarted five Ukrainian attempts to push across the border into the Belgorod region. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ukrainian troops apparently try to advance to the Russian border region of Belgorod. Observers speak of kilometer-wide advances. But Russia denies and claims to have resisted all attacks.

Russia Army Says It Repelled Ukrainian Assault on Belgorod Amid Ceasefire Talks

Russia's military said late Tuesday that it repelled an attempt by Ukrainian forces to launch an assault on the Belgorod region, framing the attack as an effort to undermine ceasefire talks between Moscow and Washington.