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Administrators at Belgorod State Technological University held meetings with students regarding one-year military contracts, reporting that some students began preparing necessary paperwork afterward.

Belgorod, Belgorod Oblast
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Administrators held meetings with students about one-year military contracts

Meduza → Source tone: certain

Some students began preparing necessary paperwork shortly after the meetings

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

A drone strike damaged the Luch thermal power plant in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast overnight on Dec. 15

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The plant supplies about 10% of Belgorod’s heat

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Serious damage was reported to engineering infrastructure and that no injuries were reported

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:57:16.951Z

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