Ukrainian shelling overnight on Sunday damaged power infrastructure in Russia’s Belgorod region, leaving thousands of residents without electricity, the regional governor said on Monday.
Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported on Telegram that the attacks disrupted electricity to tens of thousands of consumers across the border region, which lies adjacent to northeastern Ukraine.
He said engineers and emergency services had restored power to nearly 34,000 customers by Monday morning, but about 5,400 people across 24 municipal areas remained without electricity.
“Repair work is ongoing, and emergency teams are doing everything possible to restore full power supply as soon as possible,” Gladkov said.
Belgorod and other border regions such as Bryansk and Kursk have been repeatedly targeted by cross-border shelling and drone strikes since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
The attacks have increasingly spilled into Russian territory, disrupting civilian life and damaging energy and transport infrastructure.
Ukraine has not commented on the latest strike.
Both Kyiv and Moscow have accused each other of targeting infrastructure essential to the war effort, as hostilities intensify ahead of the coming winter season when energy networks become especially vulnerable.
Source: Reuters
Written By Rodney Mbua
