Russia declares federal emergency in Belgorod region after Ukraine's attackRussia's emergency ministry has declared a federal level emergency in the Belgorod region. 
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Moscow: Russia's emergency ministry has declared a federal level emergency in the Belgorod region, which borders Kursk, the head of the ministry, Alexander Kurenkov, said on Thursday.
"The situation in the region remains complex and tense. As a result of terrorist attacks by Ukrainian armed groups in the Belgorod region, residential houses and infrastructure facilities have been damaged, there are dead and injured citizens," ha said.