Ukrainian forces fired M42 rockets armed with cluster munitions into Russia's western Belgorod Oblast, marking the first time Kyiv fired these weapons into Russian territory.
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Ukrainian forces fired US-manufactured rockets armed with cluster munitions into Russia's western Belgorod Oblast.
The deputy head of the Korochan district's administration, Igor Viktorovych Nechiporenko, died as a result of the detonation of the ammunition.
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed two Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight in the Belgorod and Kursk Oblasts, and another four were shot down over Belgorod Oblast during the morning of June 2.
Russia's S-300/400 air defense system has been hit in the Belgorod region using HIMARS missiles.
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