Ukraine Now Attacks Belgorod, 29 Drones Deployed By Russian Military

JAKARTA - An elderly woman was killed, four injured and a number of buildings damaged in airstrikes by the Ukrainian military in the Belgorod region.

Russia's defense ministry said its air defense system destroyed a total of 29 Ukrainian-launched drones in the region.

An elderly woman died in a village near the city of Belgorod, the administrative center of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, the regional governor said via the Telegram messaging application.

There were six Ukrainian drones dropped in Yakovlevsky district in the Belgorod region, Glaldov said. Two people were injured there with shrapnel wounds, he added.

Another person was injured after a drone / drone crashed in the city of Belgorod, and another woman was injured in one of the villages in the region, Gladkov said.

He said a number of buildings and cars throughout the area were damaged.

Reuters was unable to independently verify the report. There has been no immediate comment from Ukraine.

Both sides have denied targeting civilians in the war, which Russia began with a massive invasion of its neighboring country by 2022.

Ukraine said its attack on Russia's military, transportation and energy infrastructure weakened Moscow's overall war efforts and was a response to Russia's relentless attack on Ukraine's infrastructure.