The center of Belgorod, where today, on August 14, according to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, the Ukrainian Armed Forces strike the regional government building five times with the help of drones, is cordoned off by the military, machine gun bursts and sounds of explosions are heard, local residents report. There are many drones flying over the city.
The territory was cordoned off by fighters from the volunteer formations "Bars" and "Orlan". Automatic bursts, which are sometimes heard in the city center, work on targets that are fixed in the sky and carry a deadly explosive charge. Since early morning, five blows have been inflicted on the building of the regional government. Governor Gladkov's office was damaged, among other things. Other socially important objects were also attacked, for example, a drone strike was recorded near the central market.
Photos and videos of residential buildings damaged as a result of UAV attacks are posted in local public places.
Gladkov published in his telegram channel the moment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces drone strike on a car in the center of Belgorod.
"I am very grateful to everyone who instantly rushed to help the injured residents!" he wrote.
"The entire territory of the Belgorod region is A MISSILE HAZARD. Go down to the basement. Stay there until you receive the signal "End the missile danger"," the head of the region said later.
The regional authorities decided to transfer state institutions, organizations, MFC, etc. to remote work as much as possible during Thursday and Friday.
Public catering establishments are prohibited from providing services on the streets, in open areas. All outdoor activities should be prohibited during Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Large shopping centers of Belgorod, Belgorod region to close until Saturday inclusive.
The movement of buses should be regulated on the basis of communicating information about the danger of a UAV attack through dispatch services and telegram channels and in the MAX messenger.
In case of receiving information that there is an attack on a certain part of the city, the driver must stop and drop off passengers in a safe place.
Parks, squares, beaches, institutions with a large number of people will not work in the next two days.
"Dear residents of Belgorod and Belgorod region, I would like to personally ask you to reduce the amount of time when you are on the street. Try to increase control over the presence of children on the street," Gladkov urged. — <> The situation is extremely difficult, but we have been living in these conditions for the fourth year. We learned how to save our lives, the lives of our loved ones. <>.»
At 14.34 local time, the governor again notified that the attacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Belgorod and the Belgorod region were continuing. A civilian was injured.
In the village of Razumnoye, Belgorod region, a woman was injured when an enemy drone attacked a private house. The victim with barotrauma was taken by the NSR team to the city hospital No. 2 of Belgorod. Medical assistance has been provided, she will continue further treatment on an outpatient basis. Fences were damaged in two private households.
In Belgorod, the roofs of the MCD, a private house and a shopping facility were damaged from drone attacks. 6 cars were cut by fragments.
"In addition, another blow was inflicted on the government building of the Belgorod region, as a result of which windows were knocked out and the facade was damaged. In one apartment building, the balcony of one of the apartments caught fire — the fire brigade quickly eliminated the fire. Windows on several floors have been knocked out at a nearby MCD. Information about the consequences is being clarified," the head of the region said.
At 16.35 there was information about the end of the danger of UAVs throughout the region.