The head of the Gravoronsky district of the Belgorod region Dmitry Pankov was injured in a drone attack.
The Regional Operations Headquarters reported that Bankov was injured by shrapnel in his thigh “as a result of a drone bombing” in the village of Golovshino. Doctors assess the victim’s condition as moderately severe. The district head is admitted to the regional clinical hospital.
The report issued by the Operations Headquarters indicates that as a result of the drone attack, the official car of the head of the region was also damaged.
Grayvoronsky district borders Ukraine. Local authorities regularly report drone strikes on their territory. pankov, He writes The Belgorod Ashes post has been hit four times since the beginning of the great war between Russia and Ukraine.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that from the evening of July 4 until the morning of July 5, air defense systems shot down 71 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory, including over the Belogorodsk region, as well as over the annexed Crimean Peninsula and over the Black Sea.