Russia has blamed Ukraine for the deadly shelling in the city of Belgorod that has killed at least three people and destroyed dozens of homes, according to the regional governor.
At least three people were killed and dozens of homes damaged in the Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukraine border, the regional governor said on Sunday, as Kyiv acknowledged it could lose its last big bastion in eastern Ukraine to Kremlin forces.
Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported a number of blasts in the city of nearly 400,000 some 40km north of the border with Ukraine.
At least 11 apartment buildings and 39 houses were damaged, including five that were destroyed, Gladkov said on the Telegram messaging app.
Senior Russian politician Andrei Klishas accused Ukraine of shelling Belgorod and called for a military response.
"The death of civilians and the destruction of civilian infrastructure in Belgorod are a direct act of aggression on the part of Ukraine and require the most severe - including a military - response," Mr Klishas wrote on Telegram.
Moscow has accused Kyiv of several attacks on Belgorod and other regions bordering Ukraine since Russia's 24 February invasion.
Ukraine has not claimed responsibility but has described the incidents as payback and "karma" for Russia's invasion.
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