Belgorod region subjected to 120 shell strikes
A Traumatic Day in Belgorod: Ukraine's Attack Leaves Innocents Hurt
The peaceful district of Belgorod took a grim turn on April 29, 2025, when an attack, reportedly carried out by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, left three civilians—a woman, a man, and a teenager—injured in the Belgorod region, as reported by regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.
The unfortunate incident unfolded in two villages—Striguny in Borisovsky District and Arkhangelskoye in Shebekinsky District. The incident, according to Gladkov, resulted from a barrage of 120 shells and 72 drones deployed by the Ukrainian military into the Belgorod region.
The brunt of the shelling was felt in the Krasnoozhsky District where 92 shells landed. Meanwhile, the majority of drone attacks, specifically 17, targeted the Valuisky District, although seven were successfully thwarted by air defense forces.
besides, More than ten private homes, as well as St. George the Victorious Church in Tolokonnoe, a store, a social facility, agricultural equipment, and ten cars, were confirmed to have suffered damage, reporting by rbc.group.
The day before, as rbc.group also reported, on May 3 evening, Gladkov announced a family of three had been injured by a drone attack. The elderly woman was transferred to City Hospital No. 2 in Belgorod, while her 16-year-old grandson was rushed to the children's regional clinical hospital. The grandfather declined hospitalization.
According to the latest available reports, Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov stated that a Ukrainian drone strike on April 29, 2025, hit a civilian vehicle in the region's border area with Ukraine's Sumy Oblast. The attack resulted in two fatalities and three injuries, with the injured civilians sustaining head and shrapnel wounds but ultimately being stabilized in the hospital. Gladkov characterized the incident as a "terrorist attack."
Following the incident, the search results provided no additional information on property damage specifically from this attack or any recent similar incidents in the region. However, reports indicate Russian air defense forces intercepted drones in multiple regions around the same period, the details of which remain unclear.
- The attack on Belgorod on April 29, 2025, was reportedly carried out by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and involved 120 shells and 72 drones.
- The incident in the Belgorod region resulted in injuries to three civilians: a woman, a man, and a teenager in the villages of Striguny and Arkhangelskoye.
- Besides homes, St. George the Victorious Church in Tolokonnoe, a store, a social facility, agricultural equipment, and ten cars were confirmed to have been damaged as a result of this attack.
- The incident on April 29, 2025, was characterized as a "terrorist attack" by Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, resulting in two fatalities and three injuries, with the injured civilians sustaining head and shrapnel wounds but ultimately being stabilized in the hospital.
