Russia said Monday it had repelled "a large-scale offensive" by Ukrainian forces in Moscow-annexed Donetsk, as fighting intensified along their border. Russia's Ministry of Defence reported that on Sunday, in the south of Donetsk, "the enemy launched a large-scale offensive in five sectors of the front." Belgorod's governor said Sunday that fighting was ongoing near Novaya Tavolzhanka, and acknowledged pro-Ukrainian forces had taken Russians prisoner during cross-border clashes. "A sabotage group came in, there is combat in Novaya Tavolzhanka," Vyacheslav Gladkov said. They called on the governor to meet them in a church in Novaya Tavolzhanka on the Orthodox "Trinity" holiday.

Source: The Guardian June 05, 2023 17:36 UTC