The Operational Center of Russia's Belgorod region said in a statement that a Ukrainian drone attack killed 5 people in the city of Belgorod. Several multi-story buildings were damaged in the attack, and debris removal was continuing, according to the center.
Ukraine's military carried out a drone attack on Belgorod, according to one source, while another described it simply as a Ukrainian drone attack. The two accounts differ on whether the attack was explicitly attributed to Ukraine's army.
At least 6 people were killed by Ukrainian drones in Belgorod region over the weekend.
Killed in Belgorod city by a Ukrainian drone attack, according to Russia's Belgorod region.
In a separate incident, Russian missiles struck a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, killing two people. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the strike targeted a residential building in Kharkiv.
Tatarstan Attack Claims Many Lives
In Nizhnekamsk, in Russia's republic of Tatarstan, at least 12 people were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack, according to authorities. The government in Tatarstan's capital Kazan said 39 people were wounded in the attack.
Tatarstan's leader Rustam Minnikhanov declared official mourning in Tatarstan.
Nizhnekamsk's mayor Radmir Belyaev reported a massive Ukrainian drone attack on industrial facilities and civilian objects, with deaths. Ukrainian media reported that one of Russia's largest oil refineries in Nizhnekamsk was attacked; there was no official confirmation.
Ukraine has repeatedly attacked Russian oil industry facilities, aiming to cut off energy export revenues for Moscow's war machine. Civilians have increasingly been killed in Ukrainian counterattacks recently.
