2 Killed in Shelling of Russian Border City Belgorod, Governor Says

Published on March 16, 2024

MOSCOW—Two people were killed and three wounded in a Ukrainian missile strike on the Russian border city of Belgorod, the regional governor said on Saturday, as Russian citizens vote through Sunday in a three-day presidential election. In a statement on the messenger app Telegram, Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said that the city had been struck by missiles fired from a Vampire rocket launcher system. He said that vehicles and buildings had been damaged both in Belgorod and in surrounding villages. Video obtained by Reuters showed fires blazing and air raid sirens ringing out in Belgorod’s streets. Belgorod, a frontier province that borders Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, has come under several attack from Kyiv’s forces since 2022. In December, 25 people were killed in a single missile strike on the city....