At least two people were injured in Ukrainian rocket attacks against the city of Belgorod in western Russia, local authorities said Tuesday.
The air strikes, which prompted Russian authorities to issue three separate alerts on Tuesday, came just hours after Russia launched a deadly wave of attacks on the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv.
Belgorod region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said one man was hospitalized and in serious condition after receiving shrapnel wounds, while a woman whose hand was lacerated refused to be hospitalized after being examined by paramedics.
Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed to have downed multiple “Olkha” missiles over the Belgorod region on Tuesday.
On Saturday, 25 residents of Belgorod were killed in one of the deadliest strikes on Russian soil since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s Defense Ministry have vowed to continue shelling Ukraine in response to what they called a “terrorist attack” on Belgorod.
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