BELGOROD, March 15. /TASS/. Two civilians were killed by the Ukrainian armed forces’ shelling of the Belgorod Region, while 23 more were injured, including two children, Belgorod Region Health Minister Andrey Ikonnikov told reporters.

"During the day of March 14, 25 people were affected in Belgorod. Two of them died, 23 received injuries of various degrees. Eleven of them have received treatment at the hospital. Two children, who are currently in satisfactory condition, are getting outpatient treatment," he said.

According to him, nine persons are still receiving medical care. "Out of them, seven are in serious condition, four are at the city’s hospital, and three are at the regional hospital. Others are in moderately severe condition; they are in the hospital’s wards, receiving all necessary medical care," the minister emphasized.