Ukraine launches biggest attack on Russia since war began

Russia accused Ukraine on Tuesday (August 6) of mounting an attack on its southern border and said it had moved in reserves to help repel hundreds of fighters backed by tanks. Hours after a Russian regional governor said the attackers had been pushed back, the defense ministry issued a statement saying that fighting was still going on. “Troops covering the state border, together with units of the border troops of the FSB (security service) of Russia, are repelling attacks and inflicting fire on the enemy in the area of ​​the state border and on (Ukrainian) reserves in the Sumy region,“ the statement said. Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Find us on Instagram: