Belgorod, Sevastopol attacked overnight, Russian officials say
Russian officials said Ukraine attacked the Russian city of Belgorod overnight, as well as the port city of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea.
The Russian Governor of Belgorod, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said Russia downed more Ukrainian missiles approaching the city and wider Belgorod region and reported some damage to houses and power supplies. Belgorod is across the Russian border from Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region.
“The situation in Belgorod continues to remain tense. There were two shellings in the morning,” Gladkov said on Telegram.
“The air defenses worked. As soon as it dawns, we will conduct door-to-door inspections to look at the damage to rooves, windows, facades and [we will] begin restoration work,” he said.
In Crimea, the Russian-installed Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev also said a missile was downed there Tuesday night, although no damage to infrastructure was recorded. CNBC was unable to immediately verify the claims made by the officials.
A firefighter walks along a street in front of a burning building in Podilskyi district after a Russian missile attack on January 2, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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The latest attacks, which have not been confirmed by Ukraine, continue a recent intensification of aerial warfare around the new year, and a series of “tit-for-tat” strikes by Russia and Ukraine over the last few days.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address Tuesday that Russia had used nearly 300 missiles and over 200 Iranian-made “Shahed” drones against Ukraine since Dec. 29.
“No other state has ever repelled such attacks, combined ones: both drones and missiles, including air-launched ballistic missiles. Ten “Kinzhal” missiles [hypersonic air-launched ballistic missiles] have been shot down today alone,” Zelenskyy said.
— Holly Ellyatt
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