Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s Belgorod leave eight people injured as Moscow celebrates Victory Day

According to Russian authorities, at least eight people were injured in Ukrainian attacks in and around the western Russian city of Belgorod said On Thursday the country marks the 79th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany.

“The city of Belgorod and the Belgorod district were attacked from the air by the Ukrainian armed forces. There were direct attacks on residential buildings and cars,” Belgorod Region Governor Vyachelsav Gladkov said on Telegram.

“According to preliminary information, eight people were injured: seven adults and one child,” he added.

Like other Russian regions near the border with Ukraine, Belgorod has done so cancelled its military parade and other celebrations of Victory Day, a national holiday.

According to Gladkov, 19 homes, one apartment building and 37 vehicles were damaged in Thursday’s attacks in the city of Belgorod. In the nearby village of Dubovoye, four houses and three cars were damaged, he added.

Belgorod is a frequent target of Ukrainian attacks, including one on Monday that killed eight people and injured 35 others.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said Belgorod was attacked overnight with several Ukrainian RM-70 Vampire multiple rocket launchers, adding that 15 missiles and one drone were shot down over the region.

Meanwhile, it said two more drones were shot down in the Bryansk region, which also borders Ukraine, and three more in Kursk. The governors of these regions reported no injuries or damage.

Likewise, the crisis center of the southern Krasnodar region said A Ukrainian drone strike hit a fuel depot in the village of Yurovka near annexed Crimea overnight.

“About six drones were destroyed, but many fell on the complex. As a result, a fire broke out and several reservoirs were damaged,” authorities in that region said.

AFP contributed reporting.