US EditionUkrainian Shelling Causes 'Serious Damage' in Russia's Belgorod, Governor Says
Ukrainian strikes hit residential areas and energy infrastructure, causing power outages in some districts, with Belgorod seeing repeated attacks since 2022, officials said.
- Vyacheslav Gladkov, regional governor, said nighttime shelling by Ukraine inflicted `serious damage` in the Russian city of Belgorod early on Friday.
- Russian officials blamed Ukrainian forces for strikes on Belgorod, stressing the city has no military targets and that the regional energy system was hit, local sources and Mash reported.
- The unofficial Telegram channel Mash reported missiles struck Belgorod, about 40 km from the Ukrainian border, causing power cuts and damage to residential areas, while Gladkov said, `I have been out to look around`.
- City officials held an emergency meeting to devise a plan after the strikes, Vyacheslav Gladkov said in a near-darkness video, adding, `I have been out to look around`.
- In the wider conflict, Reuters noted that Belgorod has been regularly attacked since Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, as part of ongoing cross-border incidents.
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Nighttime Assault: Belgorod Under Fire
Ukraine's nighttime shelling inflicted significant damage in Belgorod, Russia, near the border. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov announced an emergency meeting to address the situation. Artillery fire has hit the city located 40 km from the Ukrainian border, leading to power outages in certain districts.
Late in the evening of Thursday, February 5, a series of explosions occurred in Belgorod, Russia, amid the announcement of an air alarm. Probably, the Belgorod CHP was hit.
On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. On the night of February 5-6, Ukrainians allegedly attacked energy infrastructure in the capital of the Belgorod region.
After the shelling, part of Belgorod is left without light as of morning.
There are no military targets in Belgorod. The power supply has not yet been fully restored, he explained Friday morning. According to the governor, energy plants were also hit in the neighbouring Bryansk Oblast. At first, there was no Ukrainian statement.
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