Russian air defense shot down aerial targets over Belgorod and two surrounding districts, with no casualties reported.
Incoming message specifies the attack is being conducted by HIMARS systems, a significant new detail on the weaponry used.
Official missile danger alert issued, expanding the warning to include Shebekino and Shebekino districts and ordering civilians to shelter.
Visual confirmation of an air defense interception over Belgorod city has been reported.
S-300 air defense systems are now confirmed to be operating specifically over Shebekino in Belgorod Oblast.
Video shows a missile being intercepted over the city of Belgorod, creating a large smoke cloud.
The missile danger alert has been officially cancelled for the specified districts.
Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported that aerial targets were shot down and that there are preliminarily no casualties.