Missile strikes hit Belgorod and the surrounding region on the night of 6-7 July, causing fires and damaging energy infrastructure.

Loud explosions rocked the Russian city of Belgorod and the surrounding region on the night of 6-7 July, after which parts of the city were left without electricity and water. Local authorities said the area had come under a missile attack and reported several fires.

Shuvaev said the region had come under a missile attack, which damaged an unspecified 'facility in Belgorod' as well as energy infrastructure. He later reported that three people had been injured and one person killed.

According to monitoring channels, one of the targeted facilities was the Belgorod Linear Production Department for Main Gas Pipelines, where a fire broke out. This facility is a branch of Gazprom Transgaz Moscow, a subsidiary of Gazprom.

A Gazprom facility in Belgorod city was struck by a missile attack on the night of July 7, 2026, causing a fire at the Belgorod Linear Production Department of Main Gas Pipelines and damaging energy infrastructure.

Ukrainian drones struck an oil depot at the Belgorod airfield in the neighboring region.

Ukrainian forces hit a fuel depot at Belgorod airfield.