Following the Russian missile attack on Ukrainian cities, Ukrainian forces launched a retaliatory attack on Belgorod, a Russian city located near the Ukraine border.
Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.
How we assess confidence →Entities
Source Reports
What each source reports. "Source tone" reflects the language used by the outlet — it is not an independent verification.
Ukraine conducted an attack on Belgorod in retaliation for the Russian missile attack on Ukrainian cities
Belgorod is located near the Ukraine border
Russian air defences shot down several more Ukrainian MLRS missiles near Belgorod during the day on 30 December
Dec. 30 strike on Belgorod killed 25 people and injured over 100
The Russian defense ministry said air defense systems destroyed a total of 13 missiles over the region, which borders Ukraine. Separately, the ministry said 32 drones had been intercepted and destroyed in the border regions of Bryansk and Kursk and also in Oryol and the Moscow region
On December 30, 2023, the Russian Defense Ministry and Vyacheslav Gladkov reported shelling involving Vilkha MLRS with cluster warheads and Czech-made Vampire rockets.
Vyacheslav Gladkov claimed the December 30 strike killed 22 people and wounded 109 others.
Share This Event
Know another source?
If you've seen this event covered by another news outlet, submit it for editorial review. Approved sources improve our confidence ratings.
This event is already verified. Additional sources further strengthen the record.
Extraction metadata
Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:16:59.007Z
Source story: 3808006-best-response-to-putins-destructive-salvo-would-be-for-us-to-approve-ukraine-aid-wp