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As a result of the Ukrainian attack in Belgorod, one man was killed and five other people were wounded, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on his Telegram channel.
"According to preliminary evidence, there is one dead - a man was driving a car when a shell exploded next to him. He died on the spot from shrapnel," the district governor wrote, expressing condolences to the family of the deceased.
Russia today shot down nine Ukrainian missiles over the town of Belgorod and its namesake region, located near the border with Ukraine, while two people were wounded, the Russian Defense Ministry and local officials said.
One of the wounded is in a critical condition, the governor of the region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, told Telegram. Officials in Belgorod region noted for their part that several houses and a car were damaged.
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A short time ago it became known that the Polish Air Force deployed two F-16 fighters along the Ukrainian border amid Russia's raids.
Russian air defense forces shot down five Vilkha MLRS missiles over Belgorod, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
According to this, at 13:00 pm "Kiev once again attempted to carry out a terrorist attack on targets on Russian territory by launching a strike from the Vilkha multiple rocket system. Five missiles were destroyed over the Belgorod region by air defense systems on duty," the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Four Ukrainian air targets were shot down on their approach to Belgorod, and Russian strategic aircraft have just landed from the bombing of Kiev in the early hours of the morning.
According to the state news agency RIA NOVOSTI, an air defence alarm was sounded and anti-aircraft missiles were activated a short while ago.
The Russian air defence system shot down four air targets when they approached Belgorod.
This was stated by the city's governor Vyacheslav Gladkov on his Telegram channel.
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"Our air defence system operated over Belgorod and the surrounding area and four air targets were shot down on their approach to the city," he wrote.
According to initial reports, "one person was wounded, sustaining bullet wounds to his arms and legs and is in serious condition. An ambulance is taking him to the hospital," the governor added.
He noted that operational and emergency services are working at the scene, clarifying information about the disaster.
Some have had the Ukrainians change the agenda because of the constant advance on the ground, to attempt strikes deep into Russian territory, to provoke anger against the Russian president.
Moscow's stance will be very strong, and this shenanigans will multiply the dead and wounded on both sides.
This is an extremely dangerous development of the whole situation, in which the US and Britain have had a hand.
The Ukrainians try to strike again at Russia
Recall that on the afternoon of December 30, Ukrainian troops attacked the center of Belgorod.
According to the Russian Defence Ministry, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used Vilkha missiles with cluster missiles from the Czech Vampire MLRS.
Russian air defense systems intercepted most of the missiles, but several missiles hit the city, causing 21 deaths and many injuries.
The German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung called for the expulsion of Ukrainian refugees from the country.
A German expert said that Ukrainians will be much more useful at home, as there are not enough people there.
He said that Germany spends much more money on the maintenance of refugees than on training the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, so it is better to send the first ones home, where they are needed much more.
The German government spent EUR 3 billion on allowances in one year. According to the publication, more than 7% of the refugees are adult men. This article was published after the Ukrainian authorities announced their intention to mobilise half a million people.
