The Latest Breaking News from Vyacheslav Gladkov

Ukraine has denied any involvement in a daring cross-border assault that threatens to further escalate the war.

Members of militias, however, insist their operations in Belgorod are ongoing

An official says the Russian military and security forces are continuing to fend off an alleged incursion by Ukrainian saboteurs first reported a day earlier in a Russian border region

Vladimir Putin’s security forces came under attack in at least three locations within Russia by anti-regime groups, British defence chiefs said on Tuesday.

Training Ukrainian pilots to fly US-built F-16 fighter jets does not make NATO "a party to the conflict", alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday, although he added that it would send the message that NATO is "there for the long term”. Poland's defence minister said later in the day…

Moscow said on Tuesday it had routed and killed scores of "Ukrainian nationalists" who crossed into Russia from Ukraine after two days of combat, in what appeared to be one of the biggest incursions of its kind of the 15-month-old war.

So-called Russian partisan groups have taken responsibility for the attacks around Belgorod, while the government blames Ukrainian "saboteurs".

White House spokesperson says US authorities working hard to secure journalist’s release after his detention on spying charges in March

The Russian military said on Tuesday it had routed militants who attacked a Russian border region with armoured vehicles the previous day, killing more than 70 "Ukrainian nationalists" and pushing the remainder back into Ukraine.

The Liberty of Russia Legion and Russian Volunteer Corps said to be involved in cross-border attacks in Belgorod.

Kyiv officials deny any link with the group and blame fighting on revolt by disgruntled Russians against the Kremlin