"Fragments of one of the downed Tochka-U missiles damaged an apartment building in the city of Belgorod," the ministry said. Both Ukraine and Russia say they do not target civilians, which Russia launched at its smaller neighbour in February of 2022. The war has killed thousands, displaced millions and turned Ukrainian cities into rubble. KHARKIV FRONTAfter heavy shelling of Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, Russian forces smashed through the border over recent days and say they have pushed Ukrainian forces out of at least nine villages in the area. In response to Ukrainian attacks on Belgorod, Putin suggested in March that Moscow could try to establish a buffer zone inside Ukrainian territory.
