"Rising Death Toll in Belgorod Prompts Fierce Russian Retaliation on Ukrainian Sites"

A Ukrainian air attack on the Russian city of Belgorod killed 22 people and wounded over 100, marking one of the deadliest attacks on Russian soil since the invasion of Ukraine began. Russia accused Ukraine of using Czech-made rockets in the attack and vowed retaliation. The incident escalated tensions, with Russia calling an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting to condemn the strike as a "terrorist attack." Meanwhile, Ukraine reported shooting down Russian drones and suffering damages from attacks on its own soil, including in the city of Kharkiv and near the capital, Kyiv.