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The Belgorod region is regularly subject to shelling and UAV attacks during the ongoing armed conflict.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked eight settlements in the Belgorod region, one civilian was injured, and houses, cars, enterprises and administrative facilities were also damaged, the operational headquarters reported.
According to the regional headquarters, in the village of Rakitnoye, Rakityansky District, a man was injured as a result of a UAV attack on a car.
“With shrapnel wounds to the chest and hip joint, he (the victim – ed.) was taken to the Rakityanskaya Central District Hospital. Emergency medical services doctors are transporting him to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2,” says a message on the Telegram channel of the operational headquarters.

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