Ukrainian drone strikes hit the Russian city of Belgorod, causing significant damage to civilian infrastructure and logistics warehouses.
Ukrainian drones conducted a series of strikes on the Russian city of Belgorod, damaging residential buildings, logistics warehouses, and energy infrastructure. The attacks resulted in 12 people being injured and several multi-apartment buildings being damaged. In the Belgorod region, a drone strike on a commercial facility killed Alexander Logvinov, a local Communist Party official, who died in his car during the attack. The strikes are part of a broader campaign by Ukraine to diminish Moscow's ability to wage war by targeting military and civilian infrastructure deep within Russian territory. Recent reports indicate that Ukrainian forces have also struck logistics facilities in Yekaterinburg and an oil refinery in the Tyumen Oblast. While Ukraine targets Russian infrastructure, Russia continues to conduct fatal strikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, such as a recent drone attack on a supermarket in Chernihiv that killed two people. These ongoing attacks demonstrate the Ukraine-Russia conflict's intensifying pressure on both nations' civilian populations.
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Ukrainian drones reportedly strike neighboring Belgorod, cities across southern Russia
The Kyiv Independent
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Communist Party Official Killed in Ukrainian Drone Attack in Belgorod
The Moscow Times
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Belgorod comes under large-scale drone attack: logistics warehouses catch fire – video
Українська правда
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In Belgorod, the FSB building was attacked by unknown drones
Українські Національні Новини (УНН)