Three Killed in Ukrainian Drone Attack on Belgorod, Russian Authorities Say
Local authorities said the attack killed 3 people and injured 25 as fires broke out in two apartment buildings and several other structures were damaged.
- On Sunday, August 9, 2026, a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian city of Belgorod killed three people and injured 25, according to local authorities.
- Belgorod, located 34 kilometers from Ukraine's border, has been a frequent target; reports from independent channel ASTRA suggest a regional FSB headquarters was situated between three damaged buildings.
- Acting Belgorod Oblast Governor Alexander Shuvaev claimed 13 people were injured, while local authorities reported 25; emergency services extinguished fires in apartment buildings and another strike occurred 600 meters from the Belgorod Thermal Power Plant.
- Russia's August 8 attack on Kyiv killed a three-year-old child and additional civilians, as Russian forces have intensified ballistic missile strikes against Ukrainian cities in recent weeks.
- The Defence Ministry reported destroying more than 150 Ukrainian drones over Crimea, the Black Sea, and the European part of the country, with additional activity damaging facilities in Novorossiysk and Ufa.
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Belgorod Drone Attack: Russian Officials Confirm Five Dead as Four-Year-Old Boy Suffers Shrapnel Wounds
Five people have been killed and at least 25 wounded, including a four-year-old boy hit by shrapnel, in a drone attack on Russia's Belgorod region over the weekend. Russian regional authorities confirmed the fatalities on Sunday after what they described as an intense overnight bombardment. Officials said the injured included the young child, who suffered severe shrapnel wounds. The strikes came after weeks of escalating cross-border aerial exch…
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Attack on Belgorod: Drones hit, housing blocks burn. What is behind the attacks on the Russian supply node?
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Among the victims of the attacks are two wounded children between the ages of four and nine
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