A view shows destroyed vehicles following what was said to be Ukrainian forces' shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the town of Shebekino in the Belgorod region, Russia, in this handout image released May 31, 2023.  Governor of Russia's Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS
Russia

Russian town of Shebekino hit by shelling

Eight people were wounded by overnight shelling that continued into the morning in the Russian town of Shebekino, the governor of the local Belgorod region said.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Eight people were wounded by overnight shelling that continued into the morning in the Russian town of Shebekino that damaged multiple buildings, the governor of the local Belgorod region said on Thursday.

In a video posted on Telegram, governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said: "In Shebekino district, there is ongoing shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Eight people have been wounded. There are no dead."

He said that local authorities would evacuate civilians as soon as the shelling was over.

"Of course, the lives of civilians, of the population is under threat. Primarily in Shebekino and in the surrounding villages", he added.

A view shows destroyed vehicles following what was said to be Ukrainian forces' shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the town of Shebekino in the Belgorod region, Russia, in this handout image released May 31, 2023.

The Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine' Kharkiv region, has come under repeated attack from Kyiv's territory in recent months. In May, Ukrainian forces briefly seized a number of border settlements before retreating back across the frontier.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Gareth Jones and Hugh Lawson)

Also Read

Air traffic disrupted in UK by radar issue

Chemical-eating creatures discovered in deep Pacific trenches

Piraeus port workers jailed in cocaine smuggling case

Michelin-star French chef Passard unveils plant-based Arpege menu

Villages evacuated as wildfires rage near Athens during heatwave