MOSCOW (Reuters) – 5 folks had been killed and 46 injured in Ukrainian assault on the southwestern Russian metropolis of Belgorod late on Friday, the native governor mentioned.
Vyacheslav Gladkov additionally mentioned 37 folks, together with seven youngsters, had been taken to hospital.
Video from a automotive dashboard, posted on social media and purporting to show the assault, confirmed one other automotive being blown up whereas shifting on the highway. Seconds later an explosion is seen on the opposite aspect of the highway.
Ukraine has staged frequent assaults on Belgorod and different Russian border areas in latest months.
Ukraine and Russia say they don’t intentionally goal civilians within the warfare that started when Russia despatched hundreds of troops into its smaller neighbour in February 2022. Moscow has known as the invasion a “special military operation”.