Ukrainian drone strikes injure 16 in Russia’s Belgorod region

Sixteen people have been injured in Russia’s western Belgorod region after Ukrainian drone attacks, authorities said on Sunday.

Ukrainian troops targeted the village of Maslova Pristan, injuring 10 civilians, including two minors, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on his Telegram channel.

Two private residential buildings were heavily damaged by the explosives, he said. Later on Sunday, Gladkov reported six more victims in another location.

In the regional capital Belgorod, three people were injured, including a member of the military. In the village of Dorogoshch in the region bordering Ukraine, three more people were injured, including a 14-year-old.

Since the start of the more than three-and-a-half-year war, Russia has also attacked civilian areas in Ukraine.

However, residents in Russia, especially in the border regions, are increasingly feeling the consequences of the war due to Ukrainian counter-attacks.

The number of victims and the extent of the damage in Russia, however, are not comparable to the destruction caused by the Russian military in Ukraine.