Attacks on Belgorod Oblast damage buildings and gas pipelines

Attacks on the Russian city of Belgorod and settlements in Belgorod Oblast on May 25 damaged several buildings, vehicles and a gas supply pipeline, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov claimed.

Reports of air strikes Attacks againstBelgorod Oblastwhich borders the Ukrainian oblasts of Sumy, Kharkiv and Luhansk, have become a common occurrence in recent months.

During the day, Russian air defense units shot down 29 targets, Gladkov reported. Four civilians were injured and received medical treatment, he said.

According to Gladkov, the attacks in the city of Belgorod left two residential buildings seriously damaged and windows smashed in ten others. He also said two schools, three commercial properties and several cars were damaged in the attacks.

In the village of Dubove in Belgorod Oblast, a direct hit on a townhouse sparked a fire that spread to two neighboring townhouses, Gladkov claimed. He also said that attacks in the village of Shebekino damaged several residential buildings and a local gas pipeline.

Rescue workers are on site restoring the gas supply line, he said.

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The Kyiv Independent could not confirm Gladkov’s claims.

Ukraine has Russia’s Oil infrastructure and the arms industry, where attacks increase in winter and spring.

Kyiv does not always officially take responsibility for reported attacks on Russian soil. In some cases, Ukraine has denied Russian allegations regarding attacks in Belgorod Oblast.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on May 17 that Moscow’s recent offensive on Kharkiv was aimed at creating a regional buffer zone to prevent shelling of Belgorod Oblast.

Moscow launched a new offensive with 30,000 soldiers On May 10, a targeted bomb attack was carried out in Kharkiv Oblast, which lies on the border with Russia in northeastern Ukraine. A targeted bomb attack on a hypermarket in Kharkiv on May 25 killed at least six civilians and injured 40.

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Russia’s two-pronged attack on Kharkiv Oblast, which began on May 10, is taking advantage of Ukraine’s lack of troops and forcing the country to make difficult decisions about the use of reserves. Two weeks after the offensive began, a group of Russian forces is already fighting in the streets of the city of Vovchansk.