In the Belgorod region in the south of Russia near the border with Ukraine, one person was killed and five others were injured as a result of Ukrainian strikes on Sunday, the governor of the region reported.

“Our air defense system worked over Belgorod and the Belgorod region,” Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.

• UPDATE 15:12 New statements by Gladkov, who reported that on Sunday, as a result of Ukrainian strikes, one person died and five others were injured. According to him, the strikes were aimed at Belgorod, the capital of the region, as a result of which four people were wounded, as well as in the neighboring district, where “unfortunately, there is one dead and one wounded.” Windows were broken in several houses and 14 houses were damaged, he added. Governor (AFP)

Three witnesses told Reuters that loud explosions were heard in the city on Sunday.

According to some data in social networks, the “poultry factory” was hit. A video posted online shows a man in military uniform at the scene of the explosion:

Another video published online, taken from a quarter of the city of Belgorod, shows a large cloud of smoke in the distance:

Belgorod is one of the regions in southern Russia where facilities such as fuel and ammunition depots have been hit by explosions since Moscow launched a “special military operation” in Ukraine.