Latest news on Russia's war in Ukraine, attacks on Belgorod
Belgorod in southwestern Russia was hit by drone attacks overnight, its governor said, as the border region reels from an incursion claimed by anti-Putin Russians aligned with the Ukrainian army.
In a series of Telegram post late Monday and early Tuesday, Belgorod Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said two homes were struck by drones in the town of Grayvoron — the site of an earlier attack claimed by pro-Ukraine Russian volunteers.
“The houses caught fire after explosive devices were dropped from the UAV,” Gladkov said.
In the village of Borisovka, Gladkov said explosive devices were dropped from drones onto an administrative building and a house in two separate attacks.
No casualties were reported in any of the drone incidents, the governor said.
No one has claimed responsibility for the alleged drone attacks.
Russian partisans: Earlier Monday, Gladkov said most of Grayvoron's residents had evacuated the town after eight people were injured in an attack by a "sabotage group" linked to the Ukrainian army.
The Freedom of Russia Legion and Russian Volunteer Corps earlier claimed they had "fully liberated the settlement of Kozinka" and "entered Grayvoron," after crossing from Ukraine into Belgorod on Monday.
A Ukrainian official said the group was made up of Russian nationals and insisted they were acting independently.
Source: CNN
