30 December 2023 Belgorod shelling

30 December 2023 Belgorod shelling
30 December 2023 Belgorod shelling
Part of attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Location	Belgorod, Belgorod Oblast, Russia
Date	30 December 2023 (UTC+3)
Attack type	Airstrikes
Deaths	25
Injured	108
Perpetrators	Ukraine (claimed by Russia)

On 30 December 2023, during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, explosions occurred in the city of Belgorod, Russia, killing at least 25 people and wounding over 100. Russian sources alleged the explosions were shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.^[1]^[2]^[3] Ukraine attributed the explosions to the work of Russian air defence.

Russia also reported that it had shot down drones in other Russian cities the same day.^[4] The attack occurred a day after Russia launched airstrikes at multiple cities in Ukraine, killing 57 and wounding 160. The Russian Defense Ministry called the strikes a "terrorist attack" that would "not go unpunished",^[5] launching 49 drones at Ukrainian cites the following days in retaliation.^[6]

It is reportedly the single largest death toll in a Russian city since the beginning of the war on 24 February 2022.^[7]^[8]

^ "Russia says toll from Ukrainian shelling on border city has risen to 24 as it vows to retaliate". CNN. 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
^ "Shelling kills 21 in Russia's city of Belgorod following Moscow's aerial attacks across Ukraine". AP News. 2023-12-30. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
^ Méheut, Constant; Nechepurenko, Ivan (2023-12-30). "Ukrainian Missile Attack on a Russian City Kills at Least 20, Officials Say". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
^ "Shelling kills 21 in Russia's city of Belgorod following Moscow's aerial attacks across Ukraine". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
^ "Strike on Belgorod that killed more than a dozen 'will not go unpunished', Russia says". France 24. 2023-12-30. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
^ "Russia launches fresh drone strikes on Ukraine after promising retaliation for Belgorod attack". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
^ Méheut, Constant; Nechepurenko, Ivan (2023-12-30). "Ukrainian Missile Attack on a Russian City Kills at Least 22, Officials Say". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
^ Gigova, Radina; Tarasova, Darya; Knight, Mariya; Kostenko, Maria; Lister, Tim; Xu, Xiaofei (2023-12-30). "Ukrainian shelling kills 20 Russian civilians, Russia says, a day after Moscow launched major aerial assault". CNN. Retrieved 2023-12-31.

[“cnn24”-1] "Russia says toll from Ukrainian shelling on border city has risen to 24 as it vows to retaliate". CNN. 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2023-12-31.

[ap-2] "Shelling kills 21 in Russia's city of Belgorod following Moscow's aerial attacks across Ukraine". AP News. 2023-12-30. Retrieved 2023-12-30.

[3] Méheut, Constant; Nechepurenko, Ivan (2023-12-30). "Ukrainian Missile Attack on a Russian City Kills at Least 20, Officials Say". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-30.

[abc-4] "Shelling kills 21 in Russia's city of Belgorod following Moscow's aerial attacks across Ukraine". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-12-30.

[5] "Strike on Belgorod that killed more than a dozen 'will not go unpunished', Russia says". France 24. 2023-12-30. Retrieved 2023-12-31.

[6] "Russia launches fresh drone strikes on Ukraine after promising retaliation for Belgorod attack". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-12-31.

[7] Méheut, Constant; Nechepurenko, Ivan (2023-12-30). "Ukrainian Missile Attack on a Russian City Kills at Least 22, Officials Say". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-31.

[8] Gigova, Radina; Tarasova, Darya; Knight, Mariya; Kostenko, Maria; Lister, Tim; Xu, Xiaofei (2023-12-30). "Ukrainian shelling kills 20 Russian civilians, Russia says, a day after Moscow launched major aerial assault". CNN. Retrieved 2023-12-31.

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