Russian air defense system was activated in Belgorod Oblast and allegedly shot down a Ukrainian drone near the city of Belgorod.
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An air defence system was activated in the Belgorod district. An UAV has been shot down near the city.
An explosive device dropped from a drone damaged an administrative building of Gazprom in Belgorod Oblast, with no casualties reported.
The attack took place at 11 p.m. on May 25, according to Russian Telegram channel Baza.
Ukraine has not commented on the strike.
Anti-Putin Russian forces experienced minimal losses and had met their military and political goals in their incursion into Belgorod oblast
Positions near Shebekino and the village of Holovchyne were shelled, killing or wounding Russian conscripts.
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