A group of anti-Putin Russian nationals – who are aligned with the – has claimed responsibility for an attack in Russian's southwestern region of Belgorod, as Moscow said it was fighting a group of saboteurs there.

Source: https://www.9news.com.au/world/russia-ukraine-update-anti-putin-russians-claim-they-carried-out-sabotage-attack/0126c3ca-0604-4714-8898-ee4f6eeb76db

AP also spoke to two people who traveled directly to Belgorod, which borders Ukraine's Sumy region.

Source: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230711/desperate-ukrainians-take-long-and-uncertain-journey-to-escape-russian-occupation

At least one person was wounded in the southern Russian region of Belgorod after Moscow’s forces shot down four missiles, the region’s governor said.

Source: https://theava.com/archives/213461

At the same time, local Russian officials said that the air defense system has shot down a drone in the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine.

Source: https://www.weeklyblitz.net/news/after-12-days-of-peace-russia-became-furious-again-drone-attack-on-ukraine-27-air-strikes-in-24-hours/

"During the flight of the Su-34 aircraft of the aerospace forces over the city of Belgorod, an abnormal descent of aviation ammunition has occurred," the ministry said.

Source: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/russia-accidentally-strikes-own-city-near-ukraine-border-leaving-20m-crater-3966661

In a similar development, the governor of Russia's Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov reported the fall of unmanned aerial vehicles and clarified that there were no casualties as a result of the incident.

Source: https://en.mehrnews.com/news/197945/Unknown-drone-crashes-near-Gazprom-facility-in-Moscow-region

In Belgorod in southern Russia, the governor said the Ukrainian military was responsible for dozens of artillery, mortar and drone attacks across the region but reported no casualties.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12130301/Vladimir-Putin-vindictive-loses-war-Ukraine-outgoing-RAF-chief-warns.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

MOSCOW: Two Ukrainian drones were shot down in Russia’s Belgorod Region bordering Ukraine, the region’s governor said on Monday.

Source: https://thefrontierpost.com/russia-says-shot-down-two-ukrainian-drones-in-belgorod-region/

Russia, on the other hand, accused Ukraine of carrying out a “terrorist attack” in Belgorod that claimed the lives of at least 22 people.

Source: https://www.baltimoregaylife.com/baltimore-gay-life-retaliation-for-belgorod-attack-targets-ukraines-military-sites/

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – A Russian Su-25 ground attack plane crashed while returning to its airfield in the Belgorod Region, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Thursday.

Source: https://en.mehrnews.com/news/197738/Russian-Su-25-military-plane-crashes-in-Belgorod-Region

The bombardment of Belgorod on Saturday, apparently in response to an enormous air assault by Moscow a day earlier, appeared to be the deadliest single attack on Russian soil since the start of the war.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-russia-belgorod-attacks.html

The precautionary evacuations ended later in the day, according to Belgorod Mayor Valentin Demidov.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/22/thousands-evacuated-in-russias-belgorod-after-bomb-scare

The Russian Volunteer Corps made the claim in a video statement released on Telegram on Sunday after a raid into the Russian region of Belgorod.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/04/pro-ukraine-group-of-russian-partisans-will-hand-captured-soldiers-to-kyiv

Three months ago, a Russian warplane accidentally dropped a bomb on Belgorod, injuring two people, in an incident of which Ukraine was initially suspected.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/07/28/moscow-blames-kyiv-for-missile-attacks-in-southern-russia-as-kremlin-forces-pound-ukrainian-village/

Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Russia’s southern region of Belgorod, has said authorities were helping people leave the area after an armed attack by a “sabotage” group from Ukraine.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/23/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-454