Attacks have left multiple people wounded in Belgorod and Kursk, according to local governors A civillian car hit by drone in Russia’s Belgorod region on May 11, 2025 © Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov on Telegram A missile hit the town of Rylsk in Kursk Region on Sunday, acting regional head Aleksandr Khinshtein reported. The blast heavily damaged a hotel and several nearby homes, according to footage shared by Khinshtein on Telegram. Khinshtein wrote, adding that all the victims are receiving medical assistance. A Ukrainian assault on the neighboring Belgorod Region involved UAV strikes on several locations. One woman was injured when a first-person view (FPV) drone struck her moving car on the Krasny Oktyabr-Bessonovka road, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Telegram. Gladkov wrote. In a similar incident in the village of Borki, a 17-year-old boy suffered a leg injury when an FPV drone struck a vehicle. Another civilian sustained shrapnel wounds to the back in an attack on the village of Bogun-Gorodok. Last year, Kiev targeted Russia’s Kursk Region in a major incursion, briefly capturing border territories that Ukrainian officials had hoped to use as leverage in future peace negotiations. The Russian military announced the full liberation of the area in late April, but Kiev has said its cross-border operations continue, with the increasing use of drones and missiles. During Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unilaterally declared Victory Day truce from May 8 to May 11, Ukrainian forces attempted five cross-border incursions into Belgorod and Kursk regions, all of which failed, according to Russian officials. “intimidate” world leaders who gathered in Moscow for the anniversary celebrations – Putin again offered Kiev the opportunity to restart direct negotiations without any preconditions in Istanbul. Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, however, reiterated that Kiev expects nothing less than a full 30-day ceasefire before any talks can resume.
