June 29, 2023 - Russia-Ukraine news

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Jason Hanna, Sophie Tanno, Caolán Magee, Ivana Kottasová, Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Matt Meyer and Tori B. Powell, CNN

Updated 12:01 a.m. ET, June 30, 2023

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8:59 p.m. ET, June 28, 2023

Crews on 2 Russian aircraft were killed during Wagner rebellion, officials say

From CNN's Mariya Knight and Josh Pennington

Russian authorities have confirmed the crews of two Russian aircraft were killed during Wagner’s armed rebellion on Saturday.

Ivanovo Gov. Stanislav Voskresensky expressed condolences to the family and friends of the Il-22 aircraft crew killed on June 24 while performing military duty in the region, the press service of the regional government told state-run TASS on Wednesday.

In a video message posted on Telegram Tuesday, Pskov Gov. Mikhail Vedernikov confirmed the crew of a Ka-52 aircraft were killed during the rebellion.

On Sunday, social media images emerged of wreckage from two military aircraft in a rural area of southern Russia following Wagner's brief armed uprising.

CNN's Tim Lister contributed reporting.

8:53 p.m. ET, June 28, 2023

Russian authorities say at least 14 soldiers were killed during Belgorod incursion in early June

From CNN's Katharina Krebs

At least 14 servicemen from Russia's northwestern Pskov region were killed during an incursion in the Belgorod region earlier this month, according to Pskov's governor.

In a video message posted to Telegram Wednesday, Gov. Mikhail Vedernikov said the men "died at the beginning of the month during the attack of the sabotage and reconnaissance group on the Belgorod region."
"The funerals took place both last week and this week," he said. "Unfortunately, these are not the last mourning events. At the moment, we know of at least 14 who died in those days.".

At least 10 Pskov military personnel were also captured during the incursion, he added.

Some more context: The region of Belgorod has seen a growing incidence of cross-border fire, in both directions, as well as incursions from Ukraine by groups calling themselves anti-Putin Russian partisans.