"Ukrainian Retaliatory Strike Claims 20 Lives in Russian City Following Moscow's Airstrike"

A Ukrainian missile attack on the Russian city of Belgorod resulted in at least 20 deaths and over 110 injuries, marking the deadliest assault on Russian soil since the war began. The attack, involving two missiles and several rockets, was described by Russia as "indiscriminate" and is believed to be in retaliation for a large-scale Russian air assault on Ukraine the previous day. Ukrainian officials have not officially commented on the incident, and the Russian claims have not been independently verified. The attack on Belgorod was followed by Russian strikes on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, indicating a continued escalation of the conflict as it approaches its two-year anniversary.