By Guardian Nigeria 18 December 2022 | 1:48 pm Strikes on the Russian region of Belgorod that borders Ukraine killed one person and injured five others on Sunday, the regional governor said, two days after attacks by Moscow battered Ukraine’s energy grid. In the regional capital Belgorod, “there are four wounded (with injuries) of moderate severity”, governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on social media. One… Strikes on the Russian region of Belgorod that borders Ukraine killed one person and injured five others on Sunday, the regional governor said, two days after attacks by Moscow battered Ukraine’s energy grid. In the regional capital Belgorod, “there are four wounded (with injuries) of moderate severity”, governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on social media. One of those injured is a man whose back was cut by shrapnel and another is a woman who suffered facial injuries, according to Gladkov. He said more than a dozen residential buildings and several cars were damaged across the city. Gladkov added there was also “one dead and one injured” in the Belgorod district that surrounds the main city, where a poultry farm was damaged. Earlier on Sunday, Gladkov said air defence systems were operating over Belgorod region. The region has been hit by shelling multiple times since President Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine on February 24. The governor has announced the construction of fortifications near the border, without specifying their length or exact location, and the formation of self-defence units. Latest 5 mins ago HUAWEI Technologies Company Nigeria Limited (a Chinese multinational technology Corporation) will, today, honour Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO) with Huawei Best Academy for the Year 2022 award. 1 day ago Sen. Umaru Al-Makura has pledged continued loyalty and support to the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu. 1 day ago Former presidential spokesman and Director, Communications and Media Strategy of the Delta All Progressives Congress, APC, Campaign Council, Olorogun Ima Niboro, has predicted that an overwhelming number of Deltans will vote for Senator Ovie Omo-Agege as governor in the 2023 general elections. Niboro made the assertion Sunday in Lagos while speaking to newsmen on the… 1 day ago Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored twice and France striker Kylian Mbappe hit a hat-trick as a thrilling World Cup final finished 3-3 after extra time at the Lusail Stadium. 1 day ago Against the background of Atiku Abubarkar’s promise to facilitate Igbo presidency if he comes Nigeria’s President in 2023, spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential council in the southeast, Dr Josef Onoh, who has accused the PDP candidate of having never loved the south-east except taking a wife from the zone. He also challenged…
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