Ukrainian strikes kill six in Russia, acting governor says

What the report says

BBC World News reports that six people were killed and four others injured in overnight Ukrainian missile strikes on Russia’s Belgorod region, according to the region’s acting governor, Alexander Shuvaev. Among the injured was a 14-year-old child. The strikes were said to have hit the village of Koloskovo in the Valuysky district, an area near the border with Ukraine.

Shuvaev said on Telegram that the attack damaged a building and a car, and that the injured child was taken to hospital while two other people received medical care. The report did not identify the victims or provide further details on the weapons used beyond describing them as missile strikes.

The BBC says the attacks followed a previous night of heavy cross-border strikes, which Russian officials described as the largest-scale Ukrainian attack of the year. That earlier exchange of fire also left multiple people dead on both sides. In recent weeks, Moscow has increased missile attacks across Ukraine, while Kyiv has stepped up drone strikes deep inside Russia.

The broader context is a continuing pattern of retaliatory strikes in the war, with both sides accusing the other of targeting civilians. That claim is part of the wider conflict environment and was reported by BBC World News, not independently verified in this item.