Drones Attack Central Belgorod, Large Fire Reported

Drones attacked the central part of the Russian city of Belgorod overnight on Sunday, 25 October, and a large fire broke out, the Exilenova+ channel and Belgorod mayor Valentin Demidov reported.

Demidov said houses and cars were damaged in the city. Monitoring channels say there was probably also a hit on a local shopping centre; this has not been confirmed.

Later that morning the Ukrainian General Staff said that its forces had hit Russian radar stations in Belgorod region. Follow our world coverage for updates.