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Three People Injured in Ukrainian Shelling of Russia's Belgorod, Governor States

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Three people were injured in the Ukrainian shelling of the Russian city of Belgorod on Monday evening, Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
Earlier in the day, the Russian armed forces prevented Ukraine's attempt to carry out a terrorist attack with the use of the RM-70 Vampire multiple launch rocket system by destroying 10 rockets over Russia's Belgorod Region, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"Emergency services are clarifying information about the consequences on the ground. According to preliminary data, three people were injured," Gladkov said on Telegram.
One woman sustained shrapnel wounds to her back, a man has shrapnel wounds to his chest, back and forearm, and another man has shrapnel wounds to his chest and an arm, the governor said, adding that all those injured were receiving necessary medical assistance and being transported to hospital.
"In the city, windows in apartments in two residential buildings were shattered. Windows in a private home were also broken, and three cars were damaged by shrapnel. Four trucks in an industrial parking lot caught fire. They have now been extinguished by emergency services. The roof of another private home in the area was damaged," Gladkov said.
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In total, the Ukrainian military fired about 25 ammunition into populated areas of the Belgorod region over the past 24 hours. As a result of the shelling, eight private houses, about 20 cars, a gas pipeline and a power line were also damaged, the governor said.
In addition, on Monday, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked two other villages in the Belgorod region using kamikaze drones. One artillery shell was fired at one of them. In another district, the village of Nizhnie Melnitsy came under mortar fire — 10 strikes were recorded.
Moreover, 10 other artillery shells were fired at the city of Shebekino, and four mortar shells were fired at the village of Terezovka.

"There are no casualties or destruction in any of the district’s settlements," Gladkov noted.

On December 30, the Ukrainian military shelled the center of Belgorod, using two rockets with cluster munitions and Czech-made MLRS shells. According to the latest data, 25 people were killed, including five children, and more than 100 were injured. Dozens of residential buildings and civilian facilities were damaged.
On December 31, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced a retaliatory strike on military targets in Ukraine, including in Kharkov, as a result of which the Ukrainian side suffered significant losses.
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