A preliminary drone was shot down in the Belgorod region with no casualties or property damage reported. This information was confirmed by regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov in an official statement released to the public via a Telegram channel. According to the governor, a UAV of the aircraft type was brought down near the village of Maysky in the Belgorod region. The regional authorities stated that field units are currently assessing the scene to verify the results of the incident and to gather more details about the air defense response. [Source: Belgorod regional government]
In the same briefing, Gladkov noted that the situation remained under continuous monitoring and that operational services are actively clarifying all available data from the site. Updates are expected as teams on the ground complete their examination and report back with findings on damage, launches, and the trajectory of the drone. [Source: Belgorod regional government]
Earlier in the day, the regional governor reported renewed shelling across multiple districts within the Belgorod region. He described an incident where 11 artillery rounds struck the village of Zhuravlevka, accompanied by the use of kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicles in that vicinity. The assaults extended to the Volokonovsky district, affecting the village of Tishanka as well as the outer areas of the Stary farm. Additional areas near Ponury in the Grayvoronsky urban district were also hit as part of the broader strike pattern. [Source: Belgorod regional government]
The governor reiterated that the Ukrainian armed formations have intensified the use of new tactical approaches in their operations in the Belgorod region, signaling a shift in the regional security environment and the need for heightened vigilance across neighboring districts. [Source: Belgorod regional government]
Earlier reports indicated that Russia had developed and deployed a new drone suppression system intended to counter aerial threats and reduce the effectiveness of hostile drone operations. The introduction of this system forms part of broader security and defense measures being discussed in official briefings and regional updates. [Source: Belgorod regional government]