An apartment block collapses in a Russian border city after heavy shelling, with deaths reported

By The Associated Press

An apartment block has partially collapsed in the Russian border city of Belgorod. Officials on Sunday blamed Ukrainian shelling and said there were deaths. Online footage showed rescuers searching for survivors among the remnants of the building’s stairwell, then fleeing the scene as part of the roof crashed to the ground. In a statement, Russia’s Investigative Committee, the country’s top law enforcement agency, said that the 10-story block had been hit by Ukrainian shelling. Ukrainian officials never acknowledge responsibility for attacks on Russian territory or the Crimean Peninsula.