Drone Falls, Explodes At Airport In Russia's Belgorod, Near Ukrainian Border

Russian rockets launched against Ukraine from Russia's Belgorod region streak across the sky at dawn in Kharkiv on March 24.

A drone fell, exploded, and damaged a fence at the airport in the Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukrainian border on April 10, media reports cited local authorities as saying on April 11. The airport suspended civil aircraft operations after Russia launched its ongoing invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In recent weeks, several drones fell in Belgorod and the surrounding region, damaging electrical lines and the facades of several buildings. Ukraine has not commented on the situation, but Kyiv has said it reserves the right to strike at targets inside Russia. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.