Five killed in Ukrainian drone attack on Belgorod, Russian authorities say


An apartment building damaged during a Ukrainian overnight drone attack, according to local authorities, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Belgorod, Russia August 9, 2026. Acting governor of the Belgorod region Alexander Shuvayev/Handout via REUTERS

Aug 9 (Reuters) - Five ⁠people died in a Ukrainian overnight drone ⁠attack on the Russian city of ‌Belgorod, the regional crisis centre said on Sunday.

Alexander Shuvayev, the acting governor of Belgorod region, earlier said three people ​were killed and 25 others, ⁠including two children, ⁠injured. The death toll later rose to five.

Shuvayev ⁠said ‌the attack sparked fires in two apartment buildings and a large number ⁠of residential and non-residential buildings were damaged.

Russia's ​Defence Ministry ‌said it had destroyed more than 150 ⁠Ukrainian drones ​over the European part of the country, as well as over Crimea, the Black Sea and ⁠the Sea of Azov.

In Novorossiysk, ​a major Russian export port on the Black Sea, drone debris fell on two facilities, local ⁠mayor Andrei Kravchenko said, without identifying the sites.

The local crisis centre later said three residential buildings were damaged and one person was ​injured.

In Bashkortostan region, a Ukrainian ⁠drone struck a building under construction and a ​crane in the city ‌of Ufa, state-run RIA news ​agency reported, citing local emergency services.

(Reporting by Maxim Rodionov; Editing by Alexander Smith)

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