Ukraine attacks on Russia's Belgorod injure 16, regional governor says

(Reuters) - A bid of Ukraine drone attacks connected the portion of Belgorod injured astatine slightest 16 radical connected Tuesday, the politician of the portion successful Russia's southwest that borders Ukraine said connected Wednesday.

Among the injured were a doc and a paramedic, Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said connected the Telegram messaging app. Eight radical were hospitalised, helium added.

The Russian defence ministry said that its units destroyed 12 drones that Ukraine launched overnight, 3 of them implicit the Belgorod region. The ministry reports lone the fig of drones destroyed, not however galore Ukraine launched.

Reuters could not independently verify the Russian reports. There was nary contiguous remark from Ukraine. Both sides contradict targeting civilians successful the warfare that Russia started with an penetration of Ukraine 2022.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin called for nonstop talks with Ukraine connected Thursday, portion helium called a proposal, issued astatine the play by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his European allies for a 30-day ceasefire, an ultimatum.

Zelenskiy said that helium would be the talks that are to instrumentality spot successful the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul if Putin is besides there, and urged U.S. President Donald Trump, who offered to articulation the meeting, to travel on arsenic well.

(Reporting by Lidia Kelly successful Melbourne; Editing by Michael Perry)