Russia declares federal emergency in Belgorod region after Ukraine's attack

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's emergency ministry has declared a federal level emergency in the Belgorod region, which borders Kursk, the head of the ministry, Alexander Kurenkov, said on Thursday.

"The situation in the region remains complex and tense. As a result of terrorist attacks by Ukrainian armed groups in the Belgorod region, residential houses and infrastructure facilities have been damaged, there are dead and injured citizens," ha said.

(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Anastasia Teterevleva; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)

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