The key facts

  • Two men received shrapnel wounds in Belgorod and Novy Oskol
  • The casualty from Novy Oskol was taken to the Chernyanka central district hospital
  • In Belgorod, information about the casualty after the strike on a residential building was clarified

What the authorities reported

Two civilians were wounded as a result of Ukrainian drone attacks on the Belgorod region, the regional operational headquarters said in the MAX messenger. The casualties are in Belgorod and Novy Oskol.

Consequences in the two cities

In Belgorod, the consequences of the strike on an apartment building were clarified: the man was diagnosed with multiple blind shrapnel wounds to the face. Medics provided assistance on the spot, but he refused hospitalization. In Novy Oskol, a drone attacked a commercial building overnight — the man received shrapnel wounds to the soft tissues of his face, head and arms. An ambulance took him to the Chernyanka central district hospital. The building's glazing, roof and facade were damaged.

Clarification of earlier information

Earlier, Life.ru reported that in Belgorod a drone attacked an apartment building, the balconies of several apartments caught fire, and initially no information about casualties was received. Subsequently, the operational headquarters clarified the consequences of the attack, naming the wounded man with shrapnel wounds to the face, who was treated on the spot.