Russia vows revenge for strike on city near Ukraine border
Hindustan TimesRussia’s defense ministry vowed revenge for a deadly strike on Belgorod, claiming that Ukraine’s military had used so-called cluster bombs in the attack. A man holds a fire extinguisher near a burning car following what Russia's Defence Ministry says was a Ukrainian strike, in Belgorod, Russia December 30, 2023, “This crime will not go unpunished,” the ministry said in a statement about the strike on the city about 30 kilometers north of Russia’s border with Ukraine. Air defense units intercepted missiles and rockets fired by Ukraine’s armed forces and some of the debris hit the city, the defense ministry said. The attack on Belgorod followed a Ukrainian drone swarm across several Russian regions overnight — and in turn, Moscow’s massive missile bombardment of Ukraine on Friday, which left dozens dead.