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Russia says 21 people killed in Ukrainian attack on Belgorod

A damaged house following a Ukrainian attack in the settlement of Urazovo in the Belgorod region [Governor of Russia's Belgorod Region via Telegram/Handout via Reuters]

At least 21 people, including three children, have been killed and 111 more injured following a Ukrainian attack on the centre of the Russian provincial capital of Belgorod, according to the Russian Emergencies Ministry.

Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Saturday that the attack on Belgorod, about 30km (19 miles) from the border with Ukraine, hit a residential area. In a Telegram post, he urged all residents to move to air raid shelters as sirens sounded.

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