MOSCOW, 26 Aug. A civilian was killed during the shelling of the village of Shchetinovka in the Belgorod region by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on his Telegram channel.
«The Armed Forces of Ukraine dropped an explosive device from a drone when he was at his summer cottage and was mowing grass. Shrapnel wounds received as a result of the explosion were incompatible with life,» the head of the region wrote. ://ria.ru/20230826/bespilotnik-1892395145.html» data-title=»Air defense forces shot down a drone on approach to Belgorod»>
He expressed sincere condolences to the families and friends of the deceased .
On Saturday morning, the village of Urazovo also came under fire from Ukrainian militants. As Gladkov noted, the enemy troops opened fire with cluster munitions from the Grad MLRS. According to the latest reports, six civilians were injured. One man is in critical condition. Another woman with a shrapnel wound to her right eye was sent to Belgorod for treatment. The rest did not require hospitalization.
The territory of the Belgorod region, especially the areas bordering Ukraine, is subjected to shelling and attacks using drones almost daily. There is a high (yellow) level of terrorist threat.