The governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov announced another shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), the post was published in his official Telegram channel.
According to him, a village in the Yakovlevsky urban district came under fire. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties among the civilian population.
“The fragments of the projectile damaged the power line. Emergency teams are already on the scene to deal with the consequences. The door-to-door bypass of the territory is continued by all operational services.
Telegram channels have published a video of the fire.
The local public "Pepel" reported that due to the shelling, soldiers of the RF Armed Forces were killed and injured. Also, according to preliminary information, several nearby houses were damaged. There is no official confirmation of this information.
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