Overview
- Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said the city of Belgorod and its district faced large-scale drone and missile attacks from Sunday into early Monday, disrupting electricity, water and heating.
- He reported damage to critical energy infrastructure and said utility and heating teams worked through the night to restore service.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed air defenses downed 65 of 152 Ukrainian drones overnight over Belgorod and a further 80 over the region during Sunday.
- A local Telegram channel, Pepel Belgorod, reported a strike on the Frunzenskaya power substation near Dragunskoye, a claim that has not been independently verified.
- Gladkov said two civilian drivers were killed Sunday when drones struck their vehicles in separate incidents.