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Belgorod Governor Updates Toll to 3 Dead, 12 Wounded After Maslova Pristan Strike

Russia's Investigative Committee has opened a terrorism investigation into the cross-border attack.

Overview

  • Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said eight of the injured remain hospitalized, with three patients in intensive care.
  • The strike hit the Shebekino district settlement overnight, following weeks of cross-border drone and missile incidents in the region.
  • Local authorities attributed the attack to Ukraine's armed forces, and medical teams are coordinating care with federal centers with possible transfers to Moscow.
  • Earlier preliminary reports listed different casualty totals that were later revised in the governor's official update.
  • RIA Novosti reported damage to a sports and fitness center, two apartment buildings, and seven vehicles.