A Ukrainian missile attack hit Russia’s Belgorod region, killing three people and wounding nine others in the village of Maslova Pristan, near the Ukrainian border, on Wednesday.
Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov revealed that the sports complex building was partially destroyed and emergency services are working to remove the rubble, with some people possibly trapped underneath.
For the third day in a row, attacks from Ukraine have hit the region, causing widespread power outages for thousands of people and claiming at least two more lives.
Governor Gladkov claimed that the attack was carried out with missiles and Ukraine has not yet commented on the incident.
The attacks come after two days of similar attacks that left the city of Belgorod and nearby areas without power and suffering structural damage.
Gladkov, on Telegram, also emphasized that houses, vehicles and power lines were completely damaged by drone and missile attacks in several other districts of Belgorod.
“The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked three settlements and one civilian was injured.
“In the village of Kolotilovka, Krasnoyaruzhsky district, an unmanned aerial vehicle attacked a moving car. One man was injured. The victim, with a shrapnel wound to the face, independently went to the hospital in the central Rakitnaya district. After receiving medical assistance, he was discharged for outpatient treatment.
“In the city of Shebekino, as a result of the shelling, the windows of two residential buildings were damaged and two passenger cars were also hit by shrapnel.
“In the village of Krasnaya Niva, Belgorod district, the roof of a residential house was pierced due to an FPV drone attack.
“Information about the consequences is being clarified. Emergency services are working at the scene,” Gladkov said.
Gladkov stated that about 40,000 residents of seven municipalities were affected by power outages. Meanwhile, the recent escalation of attacks in Ukraine against Russian oil refineries has led to fuel shortages and price increases across the country.
According to the BBC, at least 21 of Russia’s 38 major refineries have been attacked since January, exceeding the total for all of 2024 and exacerbating fuel shortages and rising prices in several regions.
(BBC)
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