Air defense systems were activated over Belgorodsky District in Russia during the night of December 11-12, 2023. An air target was shot down over the settlement of Bessonovka.

Air defence systems were in operation over Belgorodsky District on the night of 11-12 December, and an air target was downed over Bessonovka settlement.

The Russian Defence Ministry claimed that the missile was shot down.

Russia's Defense Ministry said that air defense working in Russia's western Belgorod Oblast shot down a Tochka-U ballistic missile in the early morning of Dec. 12.

The missile was destroyed, but did not comment on if it or subsequent debris caused any damage.

Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Belgorod Oblast, said that air defense had shot down a "target" near the village of Bessonovka.