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State media: Blast hits Syrian capital, civilians killed

A presumed terrorist explosion strikes a neighborhood in Damascus, state media said Friday, killing and injuring dozens.

(CNN) Damascus - A "terrorist" explosion hits a neighborhood in the Syrian capital of Damascus, state media reported Friday. Syrian state TV said it is believed to be a result of a suicide bombing. It did not give an exact number of casualties. Law enforcement personnel were also among those hit in the blast in Al Midan neighborhood, Syrian state news agency SANA reported.

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Russians Or Ukrainians — Or Both? Attacks Inside Russia Are A Major Escalation

While military attention was focused on the harshly contested city of Bakhmut, fights were reported on the other side of the border in Russian territory. But it was Russian groups that claimed responsibility.

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Scenes of destruction in Russia's Belgorod border region

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Moscow is accusing Ukrainian commando units of crossing the border and attacking Russian targets, but the raid was claimed by two anti-Putin Russian organizations. They posted videos, impossible to verify, showing Russians in uniforms riding in captured armored vehicles, or of themselves bragging about having taken down a helicopter.

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It’s not the first time that such incursions have happened: In March, fighting had occurred in villages a few hundred meters away from the border. They were claimed by the same organizations. What is new is the announcement of the capture of a locality and the intention to create a controlled zone in Russia - an objective that still seems beyond their capacities.

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