Zelensky claims Russia lost nearly 65,000 as Belgorod blast leaves many injured

A damaged vehicle marked with the letter Z in the recently recaptured village of Lyptsi near Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine on Saturday. Ukrainian troops pushed back Russian troops from occupied territory in the northeast of the country. Kharkiv and the surrounding area have been the target of heavy shelling since February.Photo by Sergey Kozlov/EPA-EFE

“And in the way Russia’s ‘burial operation’ continues, we can say that even 100,000 dead Russian citizens won’t prompt the Kremlin to think much.”

Several people were reported injured in an explosion in Russia’s Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine’s Kharkiv province on Sunday, Russian officials said.

Vyacheslav Gladkov, Governor of the Belgorod Region, Russia In Telegram’s statement Three victims were reported in one family, including two men with shrapnel wounds being treated at a local hospital. Another injured woman was treated at the scene.

“There was minor damage to houses, fences and cars. Emergency services were on the scene,” Gladkov said. “The task of the Belgorod municipality is to assess the damage, measure the windows and start repair work.”

Gladkov added in another statement Another victim, described as a grandfather, suffered a concussion and received medical care.

“Currently, more than 20 families have suffered losses,” Gladkov said. “For those homes that were at the center of the explosion, we will be conducting additional inspections.”

Another man reportedly stepped on a landmine and lost his foot in downtown Shebekinsky, Gladkov said.

“Dear residents of the region! The forests of the Belgorod region are now dangerous due to previous shelling. I ask you not to visit the forest belts of all border cities,” he said.

Ukrainian officials have not commented on the bombing and have remained silent on what happened inside Russia.

The explosion happened a day later Two gunmen kill 11 Another 15 people were injured in an attack on a military training ground in the Belgorod region.

It also happened after three people were killed explosion on a bridge Linking Russia to the Ukrainian territory of Crimea, which was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014 on the eve of the current war.

The British Ministry of Defence, which provided intelligence updates throughout the war, sunday said Russia ‘may have fired more than 80 cruise missiles at it’ UkraineThe strike last week in retaliation for the attack on the Kerch Bridge.

“The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence reported that more than half of the shells were shot down, but dozens hit Kyiv and other population centres, killing civilians and damaging civilian infrastructure,” the MoD said.

“The Russian defense industry may not be able to produce advanced munitions at the rate of consumption.”