Russia says 2 killed in Ukrainian attack on Belgorod

MOSCOW

At least two people were killed and 10 others, including an 8-year-old child, injured in a Ukrainian attack near Russia’s city of Belgorod, according to local authorities.

Ukrainian armed forces launched an attack on a village in the city, nearly 40 kilometers north of the border with Ukraine, with multiple rocket launcher systems, Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in a statement.

The wounded were taken to nearby healthcare facilities, he said, adding that 21 houses and 23 cars were damaged in the attacks.

*Writing by Zehra Nur Duz