Four individuals sustained injuries in a blast reported to have been conducted by Ukrainian armed forces against Belgorod. The update came from Vyacheslav Gladkov, the head of the Belgorod region, who disclosed the figures through his official Telegram channel.
As per disaster medicine protocols cited by the governor, four people were wounded in the incident. The details shared by Gladkov outline a spectrum of injuries among the victims, including a local resident with a penetrating shrapnel wound to the chest, a woman who suffered a closed head injury and trauma to the skull, a man with fractures in the forearm bones, and another person who sought urgent care independently at a hospital emergency department.
Gladkov added that all those affected are receiving the necessary medical attention and monitoring as part of ongoing medical care arrangements. The governor’s report emphasizes that medical teams have been mobilized to address the needs of the injured and to prevent any complications during recovery.
Preliminary reporting indicates that shrapnel fragments struck several properties, including the studio of a local Belgorod artist, Grigory Novikov, who is associated with the Union of Artists of the Russian Federation. The blast did not injure the artist himself, according to the initial assessments reported by authorities.
Early data from the incident show damage across seven apartment buildings and eight private residences, with a total of twelve cars also reported damaged. The breadth of impact underscores the scale of the event and its disruption to local families and neighborhoods. This pattern of damage is being assessed by regional emergency services and law enforcement as investigators work to determine the trajectory and timing of the strikes.
In the hours preceding the incident, Russian forces reported countering an offensive from Ukrainian troops as part of ongoing hostilities along the border region. Officials indicated that a number of projectiles were fired from across the border into Belgorod territory, and that the Russian military subsequently halted the offensive in the Belgorod region. The situation remains fluid as emergency responders and security services coordinate efforts to stabilize affected areas and ensure public safety. Source: Telegram channel of Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov