The key facts

  • A Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attacked an apartment building in Belgorod, starting a fire
  • The balconies of several apartments caught fire; firefighters are extinguishing the blaze
  • No information about casualties has been received; the consequences are being clarified

Attack on a residential building

In Belgorod, a Ukrainian drone attacked an apartment building, after which a fire broke out in the building. This was reported by the operational headquarters of the Belgorod Region. According to the headquarters, as a result of the detonation, the balconies of several apartments caught fire at once, and fire crews began extinguishing the blaze. No information about casualties has been received so far; details about possible damage to other parts of the building and the extent of the damage are being clarified, emergency services are working at the scene.

Previous attack on November 3

This is not the first such incident in the city this week. Life.ru previously reportedthat on November 3, during a Ukrainian drone attack on an apartment building in Belgorod, two people were injured — a man and a woman suffered barotrauma. They received treatment at City Hospital No. 2 and were then allowed to continue treatment on an outpatient basis. Thus, while the previous incident had casualties, in the current attack, according to preliminary data from the headquarters, there is no information about any so far — however, the consequences of the incident are still being clarified.

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