a strike from kyiv leaves one dead in Russia, 32 drones intercepted

A Ukrainian strike on a building in Belgorod left one dead and four injured, according to Russian authorities. The Russian Defense Ministry adds that 32 Ukrainian drones have been neutralized.

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A sign prohibits the use of drones in central Moscow, March 15, 2023, Russia.  (NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP)

A Ukrainian strike on a residential building left one dead in Belgorod and a total of 32 drones were intercepted, particularly in the Moscow region, the Russian authorities announced on the night of Friday December 29 to Saturday December 30. In Belgorod, a town on the Ukrainian border, the strike killed one man and injured four other people, said Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, according to whom the town’s water supply system was also damaged.

The Russian Defense Ministry said air defense systems destroyed 13 missiles over the region. He also announced that 32 Ukrainian drones had been neutralized in total in the areas of Bryansk, Kursk and Orel, north of the Ukrainian border, as well as Moscow.

Belgorod is 80 km north of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, which was heavily hit by Russian forces on Friday morning, according to Ukrainian authorities. In total, at least 30 people were killed and more than 160 injured in Ukraine on Friday in a large series of strikes across the country, according to kyiv.


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