Russian officials on Sunday claimed Ukraine fired a missile at the Russian Belgorod region, killing several people and injuring more.
The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, confirmed the casualties to Russian state-backed media, saying that air defenses were also triggered. Some of the air defense systems were able to intercept the alleged Ukrainian missiles, causing debris to fall on a residential building, according to Russia’s Defense Ministry.
“Last night, from 03:00 to 03:30 a.m. Moscow time, the Kyiv regime carried out deliberate strikes using Tochka-U ballistic missiles with cluster munitions and Tu-143 Reis drones against residential areas of Belgorod and Kursk, where there are no military facilities,” the Ministry of Defense said, reported state media….