After Russia struck the main children's hospital in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with a missile in broad daylight on Monday, and bombarded several areas in Ukraine with missiles, resulting in the deaths of at least 41 civilians in the fiercest wave of airstrikes in months, the escalation does not seem to be ending. On Tuesday, Russian officials announced that one person was killed and fires broke out at two electrical substations and an oil depot after Ukraine launched a series of massive attacks on several Russian regions using dozens of drones. "It's burning stronger and stronger! Drones are flying one after the other!” - unknown UAVs attacked en masse. The Belgorod, Rostov, and Voronezh regions came under attack. The Volgorad oil refinery is burning after being hit as well.” — Clown (@DanaSLJL) July 9, 2024.
Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Belgorod region, stated via the Telegram app that a man was killed and two others were wounded, with damage reported to several residential homes last night in the area bordering Ukraine. He also added that in the past day, four people were killed and 20 injured in various Ukrainian attacks. Vasily Golubev, the governor of the Rostov region in southern Russia, adjacent to Ukraine, confirmed that a fire broke out at a substation in the area following Ukraine launching dozens of drones last night.
Additionally, the "Baza" channel on Telegram, which has sources in Russian law enforcement agencies, reported that a series of explosions were heard in the town of Kalach-on-Don in the Volgograd region of southern Russia. Andrey Pusharov, the governor of the same region, stated that a substation and an oil depot caught fire due to debris from drones that were destroyed by Russian air defense systems, emphasizing that there is no threat to residential buildings.
It is noted that Russian officials often do not disclose the full extent of the damage caused by Ukrainian attacks. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine.
