Russia is now digging trenches within its own borders amid fears of a Ukrainian counter-invasion, as the war slips away from Putin
The army is digging trenches along the north-eastern border of Ukraine, in the Belgorod region, the British government has has said.
"Trench digging has been reported in Belgorod since at least April 2022, but the new constructions are probably more elaborate systems, designed to rebuff mechanised assault. "Impartial official analysis is almost certainly frequently undermined by a tendency toward group-think and politically expedient conclusions."
The bases are hundreds of miles from Ukraine.Reports say two Tu-95 bombers, nicknamed Bears, which can carry nuclear weapons, were destroyed in the Engels-2 explosion.Footage shows a huge blast light up the night sky.
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