Kiev has launched a major attack on Belgorod, using artillery and drones
At least nine people were wounded on Monday in the latest Ukrainian attack on Russia’s border region of Belgorod, the local governor has said. At least 17 aerial targets were intercepted by Russian forces during the bombardment.
One man received a serious chest wound, while his daughters were affected by a shockwave, Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote in a Telegram post. All of the injured have been hospitalized.
The attack damaged several homes, with windows shattered in eight high-rise buildings in the city of Belgorod, with three smaller houses also sustaining damage.
The strikes damaged a local school and three vehicles, with one completely burned, the governor said. Several houses were also damaged outside the city, according to Gladkov.
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday it had downed 17 projectiles fired by Ukrainian forces from Czech-supplied Vampire multiple rocket launchers. The military also intercepted several drones over Belgorod Region.
Belgorod, along with other Russian regions bordering Ukraine, is frequently subjected to artillery and drone attacks by Kiev forces. The situation escalated last month, when the Ukrainian forces repeatedly attempted to breach the border, while ramping up artillery, missile and drone strikes on Belgorod.
The ultimately unsuccessful cross-border attacks, which lasted for eight days, cost Ukraine more than 3,500 servicemen, 23 tanks, 34 other armored vehicles, five Vampire multiple rocket launchers and a Mi-8 helicopter, according to the Russian military.
