BELGOROD, December 23. /TASS/. The number of people injured in the Ukrainian kamikaze drone attack in the Grayvoronovsky district of the Belgorod Region has increased to five, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on his Telegram channel.

Previously, the media reported three injured workers.

"Additional information on the injured in the Grayvoronovsky District. The number has increased to five people: two more men who were at the incident location asked for medical assistance on their own. A man with an explosive trauma and shrapnel leg wounds has already been provided with first aid; the second man sustained injuries to right hand and right leg, he was provided with medical aid. Both men have been taken to the Belgorod city hospital number 2 for further treatment," Gladkov said.

According to the governor, all injured people are being monitored by medical personnel. Their condition is assessed as of medium severity.

Previously, Gladkov announced that Ukrainian forces attacked the bridge between settlements of Sovkhozny and Gorkovsky, where repairs were underway, with drones. An explosive device hit a steamroller and injured the workers.