Ukrainian forces struck Belgorod Region 1,300 times over week, killing 4 people — envoy
55 people were wounded, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik said
LUGANSK, October 20. /TASS/. Last week, Ukrainian militants attacked Russia’s Belgorod Region 1,300 times, killing four civilians and injuring 55 people, including a child, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik told TASS.
"Over the course of seven days, the Belgorod Region remained the area most frequently targeted by Ukrainian militants. The Ukrainian armed forces attacked the Belgorod Region approximately 1,300 times over the course of the week. As a result, four civilians were killed, and 55 people, including one minor, were wounded," he said.
Miroshnik noted that the Ukrainian armed forces most frequently attacked populated areas and civilian infrastructure in the Belgorodsky, Borisovsky, Valuisky, Volokonovsky, Graivoronsky, Krasnoyaruzhsky, Rakityansky, and Shebekinsky districts. "Passenger cars and trucks, tractors, social and commercial facilities, private houses and apartment buildings, administrative buildings and industrial enterprises, outbuildings and garages, as well as power lines were damaged," the diplomat added.
Earlier, Miroshnik told TASS that the number of attacks by the Ukrainian armed forces on civilian targets on Russian territory remained at an "extremely high level" over the past week, totaling 8,200 strikes. He noted that Ukrainian forces were striking Russian regions 1,200 times per day. According to him, Ukrainian attacks over the past week killed 22 Russian citizens and injured 211 people, including 13 children.