Eight injured in shelling on the Russian region of Belgorod

Belgorod / Photo EPA-EFE/GOVERNOR OF BELGOROD REGION

This morning there were reports of shelling in the Russian region of Belgorod, on the border with Ukraine, reports "BBC".

"Continuous shelling" hit the city of Shebekino, damaging buildings and injuring eight people, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in a post on "Telegram".

Gladkov says that the civilians will be evacuated when the shelling ends.

Belgorod region borders Kharkiv region in Ukraine. That part was attacked from the territory of Kyiv in recent months. In May, Ukrainian forces briefly seized a number of settlements before retreating across the border.

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