Ukrainian bombing disrupted power for 45,000 people in the Belgorod Region and resulted in one injury, according to the local governor.
During the night and early hours, Russia experienced a series of drone and shelling incidents across various regions.
A drone attack set an oil refinery ablaze in Ryazan, as confirmed by the regional governor.
Additionally, the Voronezh Region faced a significant drone assault, particularly near a military airfield, which led to a partial power outage, as reported by the ASTRA telegram channel.
In the Leningrad Region, a drone was intercepted near an oil refinery, but the governor assured there was no resultant damage.
At least five people were killed and eighteen others injured in an air strike on the Russian city of Belgorod, near the Ukrainian border.
Last January, a Russian Ilyushin Il-76 military transport aircraft crashed near the border with Ukraine.
The state-run RIA news agency reported, citing the Russian defence ministry, that the plane was transporting 65 Ukrainian people of war for a prisoner exchange with Russian captives.
According to the defence ministry, as reported by RIA, the aircraft had 74 individuals on board, including six crew members and three guards. There was no immediate information available regarding the cause of the crash.
Russian parliament member and retired general Andrei Kartapolov claimed during a session of the parliament that the plane was downed by three missiles, though he did not disclose the source of this information.
Reuters has yet to confirm the details of the plane’s passengers. Exchanges of prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine are common occurrences.
The Ukrainian defense ministry and Air Force did not immediately respond to inquiries for comments.
Vyacheslav Gladkov, the local governor, reported an unspecified “incident” in the Korochansky district, northeast Belgorod, and stated his intentions to visit the crash site.
