Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Russia's Belgorod, confirmed that "two people were killed and two others were injured due to Ukrainian artillery shelling in the region today, Saturday." He stated, "Since this morning, residential areas in Shebekino have been under fire from the Ukrainian armed forces," describing the night as "disturbing."
On Friday, Gladkov noted that "more than 2,500 people have been evacuated from the city as their presence there was not safe."