Russian air defenses in the Belgorod Region intercepted nine missiles launched from Ukraine on Tuesday evening, according to the Ministry of Defense in Moscow. More air raid alerts were heard in Belgorod overnight, with witnesses reporting explosions in the skies early Wednesday morning.

Investigators are reportedly looking into whether the EU country was used as a hub for suspected Ukrainian saboteurs German investigators are seeking to establish whether Poland played a role in the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipelines last September, the Wall Street Journal has claimed.

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