Missile strikes reported across Russia as Belgorod faces blackouts and major oil pipeline hub in Tatarstan damaged
The Kyiv Independent • • world
Key Points:
- Overnight explosions in Russia’s Belgorod caused significant damage to local infrastructure, leading to disruptions in electricity, water, and heating, according to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.
- Emergency services are responding to damage that affected apartment buildings, a social facility, private homes, and energy facilities, with footage showing widespread blasts and darkness in the city.
- Additional drone strikes damaged industrial equipment and injured a civilian woman in a nearby village, while explosions were also reported in Saratov, Engels, and Tatarstan’s Almetyevsk, where a fire broke out.
- The Kaleikino oil pumping station in Tatarstan, a crucial hub in Russia’s oil pipeline system, was reportedly attacked, impacting key energy infrastructure.
