Russia thwarts multiple attacks on Belgorod region.

Russia claims to have repelled an attempted incursion by pro-Ukrainian militants along its border with Ukraine, while heavy shelling has prompted a partial evacuation of civilians from the area. Settlements in the Russian region of Belgorod, which borders Ukraine, were briefly seized by pro-Ukrainian forces last week during the incursion. The Kremlin noted that Western powers have refrained from condemning the attacks on Russian territory that it said Ukraine had carried out.