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Ukraine appears to strike back for first time with missile hit on Russian military camp
Ukraine appears to have hit Russia directly for the first time since the invasion began, with a missile reportedly hitting a military camp.
Ukrainian forces may have struck back inside Russia on Tuesday with their first significant shelling.
A Ukrainian missile appeared to have hit a temporary Russian military encampment outside Belgorod, in Russia’s village of Krasny Oktyabr, about 64km from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, said the Russian state-run news agency Tass.
Regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said there were no casualties, but an emergency service worker told Tass that four Russian soldiers were injured, the NY Post reports.
“Explosions were heard on the territory of Belgorod and the Belgorod region,” Mr Gladkov said.
“The incident took place near the village of Krasniy Oktyabr. The head of the village is in direct contact with me and has given me all the information. There are no casualties or injuries among the residents. I‘ll post the reason for this later.”
Video posted online from two local Belgorod news outlets appeared to show ammunition blowing up, but the source of the explosion could not be immediately confirmed outside of Tass.
If verified, the strike would apparently be the first that struck a military target inside Russia and wounded soldiers.
Last week, Tass said two men were hurt when a shell from Ukraine exploded in the same area.
The attack came as Moscow’s negotiators said Tuesday that Russia would “radically” reduce its military activity in northern Ukraine, including near the capital Kyiv, after “meaningful” talks in Istanbul.
“Given that the talks on the preparation of an agreement on the neutrality and non-nuclear status of Ukraine have moved into a practical field... a decision has been made to radically... reduce the military activity in the areas of Kyiv and Chernigiv,” Russia’s deputy defence minister Alexander Fomin said.
Chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said there had been a “meaningful discussion” at the talks and that Ukrainian proposals would be put to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
He also said that Mr Putin could meet Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. “After today’s meaningful discussion we have agreed on and propose a solution, according to which the meeting of the heads of state is possible simultaneously with the foreign ministers initialling the treaty,” Mr Medinsky added.
“On the condition of quick work on the agreement and finding the required compromise, the possibility to make peace will become much closer.”
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