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Belarus plans to move military equipment and forces in what it said was a counter-terrorism exercise, the latest in a flurry of military actions that have raised fears Russia may mount a new attack on Ukraine from the territory of its ally.
A forced pullout from Kherson, the only provincial capital Moscow captured after invading Ukraine in February, would mark one of Russia’s worst war setbacks.
A Commission spokesman said that "Ukraine here is the victim. Ukraine is not the aggressor. And we remind the Belarusian regime that Ukraine is under brutal, illegal attack."
After days of warnings that Moscow could use the anniversary of Ukraine's Independence Day to launch more missile attacks on major cities, Kyiv was unusually quiet and the second biggest city Kharkiv was under curfew after months of bombardment. FRANCE 24's James André reports from Kyiv, Ukraine;
Ukraine's presidential spokesperson says the extent of carnage in Bucha is still unclear as fears of more civilian killings grow amid Russian retreatView on euronews