Shuvaev spoke about the restoration of Belgorod cellular communication stations

BELGOROD, October 9 – RIA Novosti. Since the beginning of 2026, specialists in the Belgorod region have restored cellular communication base stations damaged as a result of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces 592 times, which allows maintaining stable communications, including in the border areas, said regional governor Alexander Shuvaev

“Since the beginning of 2026, we have restored 592 times cellular base stations damaged due to attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” Shuvaev wrote in Max.

He added that a total of 357 facilities damaged as a result of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been repaired. Among them, some - in the Belgorod, Grayvoron and Shebekinsky districts - were damaged and restored more than 20 times. Repair crews of operators work daily in a continuous mode with the support of fighters of the BARS-Belgorod volunteer detachment and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

“Despite the difficult operational situation, together with the heads of districts we are exploring a variety of options to ensure that communications in the border areas are stable,” the governor noted.

At the same time, work continues on the construction of new cellular base stations in the Belgorod region. In 2026, as part of the federal project “Eliminating the Digital Inequality” of the national project “Data Economy and Digital Transformation of the State,” new towers will appear in 20 settlements in the region. This will provide residents of villages and hamlets with a population of 100 to 1000 people with full-fledged high-speed Internet.

Separately, Shuvaev noted the support of the Russian government: the federal center has expanded the list of settlements in the region where access points to the Internet and mobile communications will be installed at the expense of contributions from telecom operators. Work will be carried out where the operational situation allows.