At least 11 people were killed and 15 wounded in a shooting at a Russian military site in the region Belgorod The Russian Defense Ministry described the attackers as “terrorists”.
The ministry said in a statement released by Russian news agencies that “citizens” of the former Soviet Union fired automatic weapons during a drill.
“While conducting shooting exercises for people who had volunteered to participate in the special military operation (in Ukraine), the two terrorists opened fire with automatic weapons on unit personnel,” he added.
“During the shooting, 11 people were fatally injured. Another 15 were injured of varying severity and were taken to health facilities where they are receiving necessary treatment,” he added.
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that “the two terrorists were pushed back and killed”.
And Russian authorities announced today that a fire broke out in an oil depot in the border town of Belgorod after an attack by Ukrainian forces.
Bombing of the oil depot
Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said: “We were bombed again. One of the bullets hit an oil depot in the Belgorod region. They are on the scene. The Emergency Ministry is fighting. There is no danger of proliferation. I’ll tell you everything. “
He also confirmed that a customs checkpoint in the border town of Chepkino was also the subject of Ukrainian bombing.
Images of a fire at a fuel depot in the Russian city of Belgorod – Reuters
Ukrainian counterattack
Interestingly, Ukrainian forces have launched a counterattack since last month in the north-east and south of the country, in an attempt to recapture cities that have been under Russian control for months.
But Moscow, in conjunction with this attack, announced in late September that it had annexed 4 Ukrainian regions, namely Donetsk and Luhansk to the east, and Kherson and Zaporizhia to the south, in a move that sparked international criticism and condemnation from the United Nations. , which confirmed that the decision to annex was illegal and contrary to laws and statutes. International.
However, Russian President Vladimir Putin “insisted that there is no turning back on this decision to annex” forever “.
