The latest results of the Ukrainian attack were announced by the governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, on Sunday morning. According to him, 24 people were killed, including four children. 108 people were injured, including 16 children.
Gladkov added that as a result of the bombing, 37 residential buildings, more than 450 apartments, several private houses, 7 social facilities and more than 100 cars were damaged.
Belgorod Ukrainian armed forces opened fire on Saturday afternoon. It was one of the most serious attacks by Ukrainian forces since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Bombardment of Belgorod. Moscow blames Great Britain
Russian President Vladimir Putin was informed about the bombing of Belgorod, who ordered the head of the Ministry of Health, Mikhail Murashka, to fly to the city immediately. The investigative committee opened a criminal case under the articles of murder and destruction of property.
Moscow's Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Britain of participating in the attack and demanded an emergency session of the UN Security Council. Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Vasiliy Nebenzia, called the Belgorod bombing a “planned terrorist attack on a peaceful city.”
Ukraine attacked Russia in response
A BBC News source in Ukraine's security service confirmed that the attacks on Belgorod were carried out by the Ukrainian armed forces, calling them “a response to Russia's terrorist attacks on Ukrainian cities and their residents” on Friday. The Russian army carried out massive raids on Ukraine39 people died.
The Ukrainian side said that only military infrastructure was targeted when planning the retaliation and that the civilian casualties were the result of “improper operation of Russian air defense”. The Moscow Defense Ministry later confirmed that part of the missile debris fell on Belgorod due to the operation of air defense systems.
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