A drone attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Belgorod injured 13 people, including children, acting Belgorod Region Governor Alexander Shuvaev reported on Telegram on August 9.
A four-year-old boy suffering from shrapnel wounds to his chest was hospitalized at the regional children's clinical hospital. Medical workers provided treatment on the spot to a nine-year-old boy, while ambulance crews delivered eight other injured people to medical facilities in Belgorod.
Building damage and drone warnings
The attack damaged more than four apartment buildings, an administrative building, a social facility, and a commercial site in the city. Explosions from the drones caused two cars parked outside an apartment building to catch fire.
The strike on the region was reported earlier on August 9. Local authorities declared a drone danger alert in half of the region's municipal districts.
