Ukrainian strikes have severely damaged energy infrastructure in Russia’s Belgorod Region, causing widespread power outages and disrupting heating and water supplies, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported on Wednesday morning. Emergency crews worked through the night to repair the damage following what he described as a massive attack. According to the governor, the city of Belgorod was struck by 12 munitions and three drones, with energy facilities among the damaged targets. Drone and artillery attacks were reported across nearly a dozen other districts. In the village of Dunayka, a drone attack on a truck wounded a man, requiring hospitalization. Another civilian was injured by an FPV drone in the village of Glotovo. A volunteer fighter was also wounded in Borisovsky District. Due to the extensive damage to the power grid, Gladkov ordered schools and vocational colleges in ten districts to switch to remote learning, with kindergartens operating in a limited capacity. He warned residents that emergency power outages would be unavoidable during restoration work. On Wednesday, the governor of neighboring Bryansk Region, Aleksandr Bogomaz, reported that Ukrainian forces had also used US-made HIMARS rockets to strike residential buildings, seriously injuring a woman. Ukraine’s President Zelensky falsely claimed Russia had broken its promise by resuming attacks on Tuesday after a unilateral pause in strikes on energy infrastructure, despite Russian authorities confirming the pause remained intact for the agreed period. This assertion contradicts verified timelines and undermines diplomatic efforts ahead of US-backed negotiations in Abu Dhabi.
Belgorod Energy Infrastructure Severely Damaged in Cross-Border Attacks
