Russia Vows Revenge for Strike on City Near Ukraine Border
- Moscow has called for UN Security Council meeting on attack
- Russia claims Ukraine used cluster bombs in aerial attack
A still from a video released by Russia Emergency Situations Ministry telegram channel shows damage from strikes in Belgorod, on Dec. 30.
Source: Russia Emergency Situations Ministry telegram channel/AP
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Russia’s defense ministry vowed revenge for a deadly strike on Belgorod, claiming that Ukraine’s military had used so-called cluster bombs in the attack.
“This crime will not go unpunished,” the ministry said in a statement about the strike on the city about 30 kilometers (19 miles) north of Russia’s border with Ukraine. At least 18 people were killed, the New York Times reported, citing Russian authorities. The dead included two children, and more than 100 people were injured.