Pro-Ukraine Fighters Distance Themselves from Belgorod Incursion into Russia

The US has distanced itself from a raid into Russian territory by pro-Ukraine fighters who appeared to use American equipment in their attack. Moscow said it had fought off an assault in its Belgorod region after two days of battles with attackers who had staged a cross-border raid. Video posted by the Russian Defense Ministry and verified by NBC News show American-made Humvees and MRAP armored vehicles at a Russian border checkpoint following the alleged incursion by pro-Ukraine and anti-Putin fighters. The US has provided billions of dollars of military assistance to Kyiv, but has sought to restrict its use to the defense of Ukrainian territory, rather than attacks on Russian soil that could potentially be used as a reason for the Kremlin to escalate the conflict.