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


Aug 9 (Reuters) - Three ⁠people were killed and 25 ⁠injured in a Ukrainian overnight drone ‌attack on the Russian city of Belgorod, local authorities said on Sunday.

Alexander Shuvayev, acting governor ​of Belgorod region, said the ⁠attack sparked fires ⁠in two apartment buildings that were later ⁠extinguished ‌by emergency services. He said 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, mayor Alexander Kravchenko said, without identifying the sites.

In Russia's 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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