Kyiv Maintains Military Presence in Russia’s Belgorod Region, Zelenskyy Says

Moscow has yet to confirm—or even acknowledge—the Ukrainian leader’s assertion.

Satellite image of a field hospital and a troop deployment in Belgorod, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2022. Courtesy of Satellite image 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via Reuters

Kyiv maintains an active military presence in Russia’s western Belgorod region, which borders northeastern Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

In an April 7 video address, he said that Oleksandr Syrskyi, Kyiv’s top military commander, had recently provided a report on the disposition of Ukrainian forces in both Belgorod and Russia’s neighboring Kursk region.