February 2024 Belgorod missile strike | |
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Part of Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
Location | Belgorod, Belgorod Oblast, Russia |
Date | 15 February 2024 |
Attack type | Airstrike |
Deaths | 7 including a 1-year-old girl |
Injured | 18 |
Perpetrators | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
On 15 February 2024, Ukraine fired several missiles at Russia’s Belgorod Oblast which borders the country. According to Russian officials, fourteen missiles were shot down but one hit and "heavily damaged" a shopping center in Belgorod city. Seven civilians, including a one-year-old girl, were killed, while 18 others were injured. Another missile struck a sports stadium. [1] [2]
Belgorod lies about 30 km (19 miles) from the border with Ukraine. On 30 December 2023, Belgorod was shelled by Ukrainian forces, killing 25 civilians and injuring 108. [3] The Russian Defense Ministry called the strikes a "terrorist attack" that would "not go unpunished", [4] launching 49 drones at Ukrainian cites the following days in retaliation. [5]
Russian state media claimed that Ukraine fired several missiles at Belgorod Oblast and that 14 were shot down but one hit and "heavily damaged" a shopping center in Belgorod city killing seven civilians, including a one-year-old girl, and injuring 18 others. Another missile struck a sports stadium. [6] Videos posted on social media showed several ambulances parked outside a heavily damaged shopping centre with shattered windows. [7] Russia claimed the missiles were fired from a RM-70 multiple rocket launcher. [8] Ukraine has not commented on the strikes.[ citation needed]
February 2024 Belgorod missile strike | |
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Part of Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
Location | Belgorod, Belgorod Oblast, Russia |
Date | 15 February 2024 |
Attack type | Airstrike |
Deaths | 7 including a 1-year-old girl |
Injured | 18 |
Perpetrators | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
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On 15 February 2024, Ukraine fired several missiles at Russia’s Belgorod Oblast which borders the country. According to Russian officials, fourteen missiles were shot down but one hit and "heavily damaged" a shopping center in Belgorod city. Seven civilians, including a one-year-old girl, were killed, while 18 others were injured. Another missile struck a sports stadium. [1] [2]
Belgorod lies about 30 km (19 miles) from the border with Ukraine. On 30 December 2023, Belgorod was shelled by Ukrainian forces, killing 25 civilians and injuring 108. [3] The Russian Defense Ministry called the strikes a "terrorist attack" that would "not go unpunished", [4] launching 49 drones at Ukrainian cites the following days in retaliation. [5]
Russian state media claimed that Ukraine fired several missiles at Belgorod Oblast and that 14 were shot down but one hit and "heavily damaged" a shopping center in Belgorod city killing seven civilians, including a one-year-old girl, and injuring 18 others. Another missile struck a sports stadium. [6] Videos posted on social media showed several ambulances parked outside a heavily damaged shopping centre with shattered windows. [7] Russia claimed the missiles were fired from a RM-70 multiple rocket launcher. [8] Ukraine has not commented on the strikes.[ citation needed]
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