Attacks in Belgorod and near Shebekino cause extensive damage to residential and commercial properties.
A Ukrainian drone strike on the Russian city of Belgorod killed two people and injured 13 others, causing extensive damage to residential and commercial properties.
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Cross-border drone attacks have frequently targeted Russian border regions such as Belgorod during the ongoing conflict.
A drone strike carried out by Ukrainian forces hit Belgorod, leading to two confirmed deaths and injuring at least 13 people.
A Ukrainian drone attack overnight on the Russian city of Belgorod, near the border with Ukraine, killed two people and left 13 others injured, local authorities said on Sunday. Belgorod regional governor Alexander Shuvayev said the strikes caused extensive damage to residential and commercial properties, as well as public infrastructure. “The attack has damaged 30 blocks of flats, 35 cars, four houses, three administrative buildings, eight commercial premises and three social facilities,” Shuvayev said. Separately, another person was killed and one individual was injured in a village near the town of Shebekino, authorities said.
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