Ukraine and Russia intensify attacks, several killed in Belgorod border region

Ukrainian missile strikes killed six people and wounded four others, including a child, in Russia's Belgorod region, the acting governor said Monday. With frontline fighting at a near standstill and talks frozen, the warring countries have significantly stepped up missile attacks, pushing the civilian death toll to its highest levels since the war's first months in 2022. "Ukrainian terrorists attacked the village of Koloskovo, Valuysky district, with missiles," Belgorod acting Governor Alexander Shuvaev said on the state-backed MAX platform. Koloskovo is about 15 kilometres (10 miles) from the Ukraine border. Read moreDrone and missile strikes kill 19 in Russia and Ukraine The attack, which Shuvaev said burned a "structure" and damaged a vehicle, came a day after Russia and Ukraine carried out missile and drone strikes deep inside each other's territory that killed 19 people on both sides. Port infrastructure targeted in Ukraine's Izmail Ukrainian authorities said Monday that Russia targeted port infrastructure in Ukraine's Izmail district in the southern region of ​Odesa ‌overnight. Fires caused by the attack have ‌been extinguished, the authorities added on the ⁠Telegram messagin...