The death toll from Saturday’s attack on the Russian city of Belgorod has risen to 24, the governor of the region of the same name, bordering Ukraine, announced today.
“At 08:30 (05:30 in Lisbon) the death toll rose to 24,” Viacheslav Gladkov wrote in his account on the Telegram instant messaging application, specifying that four of the fatalities were children.
He added that there are 108 injured people in hospitals, 25 of whom are in serious condition.
The previous report showed 18 dead and 111 injured.
The Belgorod region, which has a 552-kilometer border with Ukraine, was the Russian region most affected by border incidents since the military conflict began in February 2022.
Saturday’s attack on Belgorod came a day after intense bombing in Ukraine that killed 39 people, authorities said.
Following the attack, Russia accused Ukraine of committing an act of “deliberate terrorism” and of using cluster bombs in Belgorod.
This is “a blind and deliberate attack against a civilian target,” said Russian ambassador to the United Nations, Vassili Nebenzia, accusing Ukraine of attacking a sports center, a skating rink and a university.
kyiv has not yet reacted to the accusations, but the Russian Defense Ministry assured that the attack will not go “unpunished.”
The military offensive launched on February 24, 2022 by Russia in Ukraine caused, according to the most recent UN data, the worst refugee crisis in Europe since the Second World War (1939-1945).
The Russian invasion – justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin with the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security – was condemned by most of the international community, which has responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and imposing sanctions on Russia. political and economic.
Source: TSF
