Belgorod and the Belgorod region were subjected to a massive missile attack by the Ukrainian armed forces.
There was serious damage to energy facilities, but according to preliminary data, there is no information about casualties, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported in the Max messenger application.
The strike caused power, water and heating outages. The exact extent of the damage will be determined in the morning.
A fire broke out at a facility in Belgorod and emergency services were dispatched to the scene. In addition, the windows of an apartment building were damaged.
All emergency services are on site. Information about other consequences is being specified.
Since April 11, 2022, a high (yellow) level of terrorist threat has been in effect in the Belgorod region due to the situation on the border with Ukraine.
A strike by the Ukrainian armed forces on Bryansk this week killed 8 people.