Missile attack kills two, injures 16 in Russia's Belgorod, authorities say


Aug ⁠31 (Reuters) - A missile ⁠attack killed ‌two people and injured another 16 in ​the city ⁠of Belgorod ⁠close to the ⁠Russian ‌border with ⁠Ukraine on Sunday evening, ​acting ‌governor Alexander Shuvayev ⁠said ​on the Telegram messaging ⁠app.

He said two ​were killed after Ukraine hit a ⁠commercial facility, with the attack also causing ​fires ⁠in seven warehouses ​in ‌the city.

(Reporting by ​Jekaterīna Golubkova in Tokyo)

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