Officials in nearby regions reported overnight drone attacks. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MOSCOW - The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region said that two people were killed and two others injured on Friday after Ukraine shelled a town near the border, while officials in nearby regions reported overnight drone attacks.
Long-range drones also hit two towns in the Smolensk region overnight, the local governor there said, while the head of Russia’s Kaluga region said a blast had been reported in a forest.Russian officials have in recent days reported intensified attacks from northern Ukraine. The Defence Ministry said its forces had repelled on Thursday three cross-border attacks by what it said were Ukrainian “terrorist formations” into the Belgorod region.
Mr Gladkov said on Friday at least one incident of shelling had been reported overnight in the Shebekino district, and over 2,500 people were being evacuated from the area. Moscow has launched around 20 separate missile and drone strikes against Ukrainian cities since the start of May.
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