In the afternoon of 2 January, an air raid alert was sounded in the Russian city of Belgorod. The Russian authorities stated that Vilkha missiles had allegedly been shot down over the region.
Missile attack was announced in Belgorod
Russia's Ministry of Defence claims that Vilkha missiles were allegedly shot down over the Belgorod region, accusing Ukraine of attempts to attack a Russian city.
We are talking about five apparently Ukrainian Vilkha surface-to-air missiles.
The governor of Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said that the Russian air forces had allegedly practised in Belgorod and the Belgorod district.
Operational services are clarifying information about the consequences at the scene. According to preliminary data, there is one victim, a woman with a laceration of the left arm. She was examined by paramedics and refused hospitalisation, Gladkov said in a statement.
He added that the debris allegedly damaged a commercial building and several cars.
Explosions in Russia
On 30 December 2023, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked military facilities in the Russian city of Belgorod. The city's civilian infrastructure was destroyed due to ineffective Russian air defence.
The Defence Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate reported that the attack on Belgorod decreased the number of officers of the local Investigative Committee of Russia. As a result of the terrorist attack on 30 December, the 27-year-old Russian Senior Lieutenant, Mikhail Konopitsyn, was killed.
On 2 January, a missile fell in the Russian village of Petropavlovka in the Voronezh Oblast region during a massive attack on Ukraine. The village of Petropavlovka is located 150 kilometres from the border with Ukraine.
The governor of the region confirmed the information about the "emergency landing of ammunition".
