Russia is placing explosives at dams in its own Belgorod Oblast, possibly to stage provocations and accuse Ukraine of causing environmental damage, a spokesperson of Ukraine's Kharkiv group of forces said on Sept.

Russian troops have mined dams in the Belgorod region, and are likely preparing provocations to blame Ukraine for the environmental and humanitarian consequences, stated Vitalii Sarantsev, a spokesman for the Kharkiv operational and tactical group.

The Russians are not only actively building defensive fortifications around Belgorod, but are also actively mining general and special-purpose waterworks. — Ukrinform.