Since December 29, due to attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on Belgorod, 944 residential premises have been damaged there, including 812 apartments and 132 individual houses. The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, announced this on Monday, January 9.
“Currently, out of 4,180 damaged sq. 2,220 m of windows and balconies were glazed. <…> To date, roof damage has been detected in four apartment buildings on an area of 2,400 sq. m. m. At one site, the work will be completed by January 10, in three houses the roof will be completely replaced by February 1,” he wrote in his Telegram channel, referring to the report of Belgorod Mayor Valentin Demidov.
In addition, Gladkov indicated that damage inside residential buildings was detected in 46 apartments. In some, it is necessary to replace interior doors and flooring, and the necessary measurements have also been taken. Nine contractors are involved in internal repair work, which will begin working intensively from January 9, the governor added.
“Work continues in one of the buildings of school 24 <...> and in the Medical College the facade tiles are being replaced. Work on a number of objects will be completed by January 10, with the exception of Lyceum No. 9, the Folk Art Center and the facade of the VGTRK branch – here there are more complex works and stained glass windows, the production of which takes more time,” he emphasized.
Restoration work also continues in Shebekino, Novaya Tavolzhanka, Belgorodsky district, Valuysky and Grayvoronsky urban districts.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a massive strike on Belgorod on December 30. Then Ukrainian militants fired several Vilkha missiles at the city center. It was reported that the strikes were carried out with ammunition in prohibited cluster ammunition. As a result, 25 people died, five of whom were children. Another 109 people were injured.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called the strikes on Belgorod a terrorist attack. He pointed out that the Ukrainian Armed Forces deliberately fired at civilians with indiscriminate weapons that hit a large area.
Later, on January 2, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at Belgorod with Vilkha missiles three times a day. The governor said that four targets were shot down by air defense systems as they approached the city. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Russian air defense systems destroyed 17 shells over the Belgorod region.
In addition, on January 5, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the destruction of 10 Vilkha multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) missiles by air defense systems over the Belgorod region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to strike Russian territories against the backdrop of a special operation to protect Donbass, the beginning of which Putin announced on February 24, 2022. The decision to hold it was made against the backdrop of an aggravation of the situation in the region due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.
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