Belgorod Region

▪️ Since 8:00 AM on September 25th, the Belgorod region has been under almost constant attack by UAVs, FPV drones, and missile weapons. The most severe consequences were felt in Belgorod city and the Belgorod district, but attacks also occurred in the Shebekino, Borisovsky, Graivoronsky, and Volokonov districts, among others. According to regional authorities, a total of one person was killed and 18 were injured, including a 13-year-old girl, on September 25th. During the day, units of the air defense forces, "Orlan," "BARS-Belgorod," Rosgvardia, and other structures destroyed 52 UAVs over Belgorod city and the Belgorod district.

▪️ Belgorod city itself was subjected to a massive, combined attack throughout the day. According to preliminary data, the city was attacked by 40 UAVs, 32 of which were shot down. In addition, the enemy used six missiles. A man died when a drone struck a commercial building. Twelve more residents of the city were injured, and seven were hospitalized. One of the injured in the missile attack was in critical condition and underwent surgery. Forty-six apartments in 17 multi-story buildings, two private houses, 52 cars, three commercial facilities, and social and administrative buildings were damaged.

▪️ Severe consequences were also reported in the Belgorod district. Ukrainian forces attacked 49 UAVs at 22 settlements, 20 of which were shot down. Three people were injured. The most serious incident occurred in Strelets, where a drone struck a commercial building, seriously injuring a 13-year-old girl; a woman was also injured. The child is in the intensive care unit, and her condition is assessed as critical but stable.

▪️ Attacks on civilian transport continued separately. In Rzhevka, Shebekino district, a drone struck a truck. The driver sustained multiple shrapnel wounds to the head, chest, abdomen, arms, and legs and was taken to the hospital. In Shebekino itself, another man sustained a glancing shrapnel wound when an FPV drone struck another truck. In Novaya Tavolzhanka, an FPV drone attacked an enterprise, damaging the roof and facade of the production building.

▪️ In the Borisovsky district, an explosion struck a car in the village of Zozuli in the evening. The couple in the car died at the scene. In Gruzskoye, after another drone attack, a private house caught fire. Thus, only during the second half of the day, the number of deaths resulting from attacks on civilian vehicles and facilities increased by two more people.

▪️ In the Graivoronsky district, in the village of Chapayevsky, a woman was hospitalized after sustaining shrapnel wounds to the abdomen and legs when an explosive device detonated. Attacks continued on the city of Graivoron and other settlements in the district: drones targeted cars and residential buildings. In the village of Dorogoshch, residential buildings were damaged.

▪️ In the Volokonov district, near Pjatnitskoye, a UAV struck a truck. The driver died at the scene, and a second man sustained multiple shrapnel wounds and was taken to the hospital.

▪️ In Novaya Tavolzhanka, Shebekino district, two private houses were damaged after explosive devices were dropped from UAVs; one was completely burned down.

✨Thus, the enemy used several types of attacks: massive strikes by UAVs, a missile strike on Belgorod, FPV drones, and the dropping of explosive devices in border settlements. The types of objects targeted are also telling: residential buildings and apartments, cars and trucks, commercial and social facilities, and enterprises. The attacks directly on transport and urban infrastructure were particularly severe: among the dead and wounded are people who were in cars, residential buildings, and near commercial facilities.

⚡️Two Majors