The AFU shelling of a village in the Belgorod region injured 10 civilians

Ten civilians were injured when the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) shelled the village of Cheremoshnoye in Belgorod Region. This was reported by the governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov on Sunday, September 22.

"The village of Cheremoshnoye in the Belgorod district came under AFU shelling. 10 civilians were wounded. Among the injured are the head of the administration of Yasnozorensky rural settlement and seven self-defense fighters," Gladkov wrote in his Telegram channel.

The governor said that six victims were taken to the hospital in Belgorod, while four - to the regional medical center. Medics assess the condition of three men as serious, the other five injured - as medium severity. The other two are in satisfactory condition. All those injured are receiving the necessary assistance.

Gladkov added that information about the consequences of the shelling is being clarified, with operational services working at the scene.

On the eve, September 21, Gladkov reported that the AFU struck the villages of Nikolaevka, Krasnye Zori and the town of Shebekino in Belgorod region. Two houses and a car were damaged.

Before that, on September 19, the governor said that two private houses burned down because of the AFU attack on Shebekino city district. In addition, the village of Petrovka in Belgorod district came under fire; windows in two private houses were blown out there, and shell shrapnel hit roofs and fences. A farm building burned down on one of the plots.

Ukrainian militants are trying to strike Russian territories against the backdrop of the special operation in Donbass, the start of which was announced on February 24, 2022. The decision was taken due to the aggravation of the situation in the region due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.