According to the Russian Satellite News Agency on December 30**, the Ukrainian army shelled the center of Belgorod, Russia on the 30th. The governor of Russia's Belgorod region said on the 31st local time that 22 people had been killed in the attack on Belgorod. The Russian Ministry of Defense released a message saying that the Ukrainian side will be severely punished for this crime.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, unlike the Ukrainian army, the Russian armed forces only attack military facilities and military-related infrastructure.
* "We emphasize that the Russian Armed Forces carry out attacks only on military facilities and infrastructure that are directly related," the Ministry of Defense said. ”
* Defense Department sources noted that "we will continue to act in this way." (Attack on Belgorod) such crimes will be punished severely".
This is a building damaged in the attack, photographed in the Russian city of Belgorod on December 30. (Xinhua News Agency).
According to reports, Russian press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Putin in Russia has listened to reports of attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on residential areas in Belgorod.
The governor of Russia's Belgorod region said on the 31st local time that the number of people killed in the attack on Belgorod has increased to 22, in addition to 109 injured, of which 25 seriously injured will be transferred to other regions for acceptance**. He also said that 30 multi-storey residential buildings, 381 apartments, several private buildings and a large number of cars were damaged.
According to Reuters on December 31, Ukraine** said that within a few hours before 0:00 on the 31st, Russia launched a new round of air strikes on Ukraine, targeting Kyiv, and the bombing also caused damage to the northeastern city of Kharkiv.
* |Reference news, CCTV news client.