Ukrainian Shelling Kills Four in Russia’s Belgorod Border Region, Governor Says

March 21 (Reuters) – ⁠Ukrainian ⁠forces shelled ⁠a public building ​in Russia’s border ‌region of Belgorod ‌on ⁠Saturday, ⁠killing four people, the regional ​governor said.

Vyacheslav Gladkov, writing on ​Telegram, said the attack ⁠hit a “social ⁠site” ⁠in the ​village of Smorodino, without ​giving ⁠further details. The bodies of two ⁠women were pulled from under rubble, he ⁠said.

Gladkov posted pictures of a built-up area in flames.

Belgorod has come under frequent Ukrainian attack ⁠during the four-year war since Russia’s full-scale invasion.

(Reporting ​by ReutersEditing by ​Rod Nickel)

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