On May 12, 19 people were killed during the shelling of Belgorod by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, announced this on May 13, international media reports.
The governor explained that another woman injured on May 11 died.
Gladkov reported that 27 people were injured. According to the head of the region, 36 people are in temporary accommodation centers.
"Normal passers-by, men and women, threw themselves under the rubble and pulled out children and the elderly," said the governor.
