Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian border region of Belgorod attacked, local governor says

One person killed in shelling of Russia’s Belgorod oblast

A man was killed in the morning shelling of the village of Urazovo in Russia’s Belgorod oblast, the regional governor said.

Vyacheslav Gladkov said the attack came from Ukrainian forces, but the Guardian could not independently verify those claims. Ukraine typically does not claim responsibility for strikes on Russia.

A utility building, a storage facility and one social facility were destroyed in the attack, and 14 private households were damaged, Gladkov said.

The Belgorod oblast is located just over the Ukrainian border and has sustained a number of attacks in recent weeks.

Yesterday, the villages of Verigovka, Poros and Pervomaisky came under mortar fire, as did the Shebekino checkpoint, Gladkov said. Two artillery shells were fired at the village of Zhuravlevka, while a grenade launcher fired on the outskirts of Stary village. A fragmentation munition was dropped from an unmanned drone on the outskirts of the Plotvyanka village. There were no casualties reported from any of these attacks.