Ukraine and Russia Engage in Aerial Attacks: Belgorod and Kyiv Become Battlegrounds

The military operation continues in Ukraine, and in connection with the latest developments in the field, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Friday that its forces launched a collective strike last night that hit enemy air defense systems that protected vital military infrastructure in Ukraine.

And the Russian Defense Ministry said in its daily report: “Last night, the Russian Air Force launched a group strike with long-range precision weapons on enemy air defense systems protecting vital military infrastructure in Ukraine.”

The head of the press center of the Southern Group of Forces (South) Vadim Astafyev said that the aviation of the Southern Group struck at the command post of the 81st aviation brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Seversk region.

The head of the press center of the Southern Group of Forces (South) Vadim Astafiev said that special forces units of the Southern Group of Forces of Russia destroyed a stronghold and four groups of Ukrainian infantry.

On Friday, at least four civilians were killed and 27 others injured in bombing raids in Russia’s Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, whose capital Kiev has been hit by a wave of rocket attacks for the sixth day.

For several days, the Belgorod region has been hit by an unprecedented amount of heavy strikes against Russian territory since the conflict in Ukraine began last year.

Attacks on Belgorod have intensified in recent days, with Kyiv confirming that it is preparing to launch a major strike against areas captured by Russian forces in Ukraine.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the Ukrainian capital Kyiv was hit by a new wave of explosive drones and missiles at dawn on Friday, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, stressing that no one was injured.

Since early May, Russia has doubled its drone and rocket attacks on Kyiv, mostly at night, a tactic Ukraine denounces as aimed at terrorizing civilians.