Belgorod Governor Reports City’s Largest Shelling, Alleges HIMARS Used
Kyodo relayed the governor’s post from Moscow, with the allegation not independently verified.
Overview
- Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on January 24 that Belgorod experienced its largest shelling to date.
- He attributed the strike to Ukrainian forces and alleged the use of U.S.-made HIMARS rocket systems.
- The claim was posted to a messaging app and forms the basis of the current reports.
- Regional Japanese newspapers on January 25 carried paywalled articles citing a Kyodo Moscow dispatch.
- The published coverage offers no independent corroboration or additional on-the-ground details.