Artillery strikes were reported in the Belgorod and Kursk regions
Aftermath of the shelling in Belgorod Region © Telegram / Vyacheslav Gladkov
Two Russian regions bordering on Ukraine came under fire on Wednesday morning, according to their governors. A civilian was reported injured in one of the incidents.
A woman’s chest was hit by shrapnel in Belgorod Region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on social media. The incident happened near the city of Valuiki, some 20 km from the Ukrainian border.
According to the governor, Ukrainian forces fired multiple rockets over a one-hour period. A dozen of them landed in a residential area, hurting the woman and damaging a power line and at least eight properties.
The leader of the Kursk Region, Roman Starovoyt, reported a shelling in the village of Tyotkino, located right on the border.
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A local school was badly damaged as some 12 shells landed in the area, but nobody was injured, the official said. There was also some damage to a private home, the governor added.
