BELGOROD, January 2. /TASS/. The Ukrainian armed forces launched over 20 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at Russia’s borderline Belgorod Region in the past day, regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
"Eleven drones were launched at the settlements of Politotdelsky, Razumnoye, Oktyabrsky, Blizhneye, Nikolskoye, Novaya Nelidovka, Solomino, Tavrovo, Cheremoshnoye and Yastrebovo in the Belgorodsky District. Air defenses downed eight UAVs. Two households, three cars and a commercial facility suffered damage," he wrote on Telegram.
Four drones attacked the settlements of Volokonovka, Alexandrovka and Tishanka; two of them were shot down. The attack left two civilians injured, while two cars were damaged. A fixed-wing drone was downed over the Yakovlevsky Municipal District, with falling debris damaging a private house.
As many as 23 projectiles and a drone were launched at the settlements of Gorkovsky, Bezymeno, Kozinka, Novostroyevka Vtoraya, Sankovo and Spodaryushino. Air defenses downed seven fixed-wing drones over the Novooskolsky, Prokhorovsky and Chernyavsky districts. There were no casualties or damage.
The Ukrainian military also launched six projectiles in three attacks on the town of Shebekino and the settlement of Murom. Two drone attacks were also carried out with air defenses downing one of the UAVs. Two civilians who had suffered injuries on December 31 came to seek medical care at Shebekino Central Regional Hospital. A private house was damaged in Murom, and a power line was cut off in Shebekino. Emergency teams are working to restore electricity supplies.