During the night, an air alert was announced several times in the region due to a “missile threat.”

In the Russian city of Belgorod on the night of Thursday, May 9, explosions occurred, after which fires broke out in the city. Local authorities claim shelling from Ukraine.

During the night, an air raid warning was announced several times in the region due to a “missile threat,” as reported by the governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, and local publics.

Footage of explosions and columns of smoke in Belgorod, fires, and damaged and burned cars was published on social networks.

Russian Telegram channels write that a house on Slavyanskaya Street was damaged and there was supposedly a “hit.” It also tells about cars destroyed due to fire, in particular on Kharkov Mountain and on Gubkin Street.

At the same time, it is not specified what exactly the city was attacked with. Eight people were reported injured.