US EditionUkrainian Airstrikes Knock Out Power in Belgorod Region for Second Time in a Month
Twelve missiles and three drones hit Belgorod city, causing outages for thousands amid severe frost, with staged power restoration underway, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Ukrainian airstrikes damaged Belgorod region energy infrastructure, leaving thousands without power, heating and water in the second attack over the past month.
- The Belgorod region, which borders northeastern Ukraine, has faced regular cross-border shelling and drone attacks since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, with a Jan. 9 strike leaving thousands without power and water.
- Belgorod region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said 12 missiles and three drones struck Belgorod in 24 hours, with another 19 missiles and 104 hitting the wider region since Tuesday; Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defenses destroyed nearly 40 Ukrainian drones overnight.
- Vodokanal reported a Ukrainian missile attack knocked out power to water facilities and warned that emergency outages are possible during restoration; Rosseti said power will be restored in stages.
- The strikes followed Kyiv's claim Russia launched its `most powerful` attack, while power crews work amid subzero temperatures and severe frosts complicating recovery.
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Ukrainian Airstrikes Knock Out Power in Belgorod Region for Second Time in a Month
Thousands of people in the southwestern Belgorod region are without power, heating and water for the second time in a month after Ukrainian airstrikes Tuesday night damaged energy infrastructure, with emergency crews scrambling to restore utilities to customers amid subzero temperatures.
There was a series of explosions over the city.
Videos on Telegram show Belgorod in darkness
In Belgorod and adjacent towns, electricity was lost following a missile attack by Ukraine, and Pepel reported on 3 February; according to a video from the television channel of the Governor of the Belgorod region of Vyacheslav Gladkov, electricity in Belgorod was partially lost.
Power outages in Russian region after Ukrainian attack – governor - The Press United
Drone and artillery strikes have caused severe damage to Belgorod’s energy infrastructure, disrupting utilities, Vyacheslav Gladkov has said Ukrainian strikes have severely damaged energy infrastructure in Russia’s Belgorod Region, causing widespread power outages and disrupting heating and water supplies, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported on Wednesday morning. Emergency crews worked through the night to repair the […]
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