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Woman killed in Ukrainian drone attack on Russian regional capital – governor (VIDEO)
A woman has been killed and four other people injured in a Ukrainian drone strike targeting a fuel station in the Russian city of Belgorod, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Tuesday. In a statement posted on his Telegram channel, Gladkov said emergency services responded quickly to the attack, which sparked a fire and caused the fuel station building to collapse. 'Rescuers have recovered the body of a woman from under the rubble,' the governor said, adding that 'there is a threat of a second drone strike.' Three other women and one man were hospitalized with moderate injuries. Gladkov said emergency services and local self-defense units were working at the scene and were clearing the debris. Russia's Emergencies Ministry said more than 50 rescuers and 23 units of equipment had been deployed to the site. More than 100 drones were destroyed over Russian regions overnight on Tuesday, including 20 over Belgorod Region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. Debris from one drone fell in the regional capital, injuring an eight-year-old boy. The child suffered blast and barotrauma injuries and was taken to the hospital by his grandmother. Ukraine has significantly intensified its drone raids on civilian infrastructure in Moscow and other Russian regions since mid-May, when a meeting of negotiators from the two countries took place in Istanbul, marking the first direct talks between Kiev and Moscow since 2022. The attacks peaked during the final week of May, when 2,300 UAVs were shot down, according to the Russian MOD.
Al Arabiya
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Russia says it downs 99 Ukrainian drones overnight
Russia's defense ministry said on Tuesday that its air defense systems had downed 99 Ukrainian drones, including 56 over the Belgorod region, overnight.
Reuters
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Ukraine attacks on Russia's Belgorod injure 16, regional governor says
May 14 (Reuters) - A series of Ukraine drone attacks on the region of Belgorod injured at least 16 people on Tuesday, the governor of the region in Russia's southwest that borders Ukraine said on Wednesday. Among the injured were a doctor and a paramedic, Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on the Telegram messaging app. Eight people were hospitalised, he added. The Russian defence ministry said that its units destroyed 12 drones that Ukraine launched overnight, three of them over the Belgorod region. The ministry reports only the number of drones destroyed, not how many Ukraine launched. Reuters could not independently verify the Russian reports. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine. Both sides deny targeting civilians in the war that Russia started with an invasion of Ukraine 2022. Russia's President Vladimir Putin called for direct talks with Ukraine on Thursday, while he called a proposal, issued at the weekend by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his European allies for a 30-day ceasefire, an ultimatum. Zelenskiy said that he would attend the talks that are to take place in the Turkish city of Istanbul if Putin is also there, and urged U.S. President Donald Trump, who offered to join the meeting, to come along as well.
Al Arabiya
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Ukraine's attacks on Belgorod injures at least 16
A series of Ukraine drone attacks on the region of Belgorod injured at least 16 people on Tuesday, the governor of the region in Russia's southwest that borders Ukraine said on Wednesday. Among the injured were a doctor and a paramedic, Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on the Telegram messaging app. Eight people were hospitalized, he added. The Russian defense ministry said that its units destroyed 12 drones that Ukraine launched overnight, three of them over the Belgorod region. The ministry reports only the number of drones destroyed, not how many Ukraine launched. Reuters could not independently verify the Russian reports. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine. Both sides deny targeting civilians in the war that Russia started with an invasion of Ukraine 2022. Russia's President Vladimir Putin called for direct talks with Ukraine on Thursday, while he called a proposal, issued at the weekend by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his European allies for a 30-day ceasefire, an ultimatum. Zelenskyy said that he would attend the talks that are to take place in the Turkish city of Istanbul if Putin is also there, and urged US President Donald Trump, who offered to join the meeting, to come along as well.
