Belgorod

Belgorod is a city in the Russian Federation. It is the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast in the Russian Federation. Belgorod city is on the Seversky Donets river, approximately 25 miles north of the demarcation line with the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic borderlands drawn by V.I. Lenin in 1922.

1943 Nazi occupation

The elite tactical units of Nazi Germany participated in the battles in the Kharkov, Belgorod and Kursk regions. And the SS Division Leibstandarte SS before the war was personally subordinated to Hitler. The Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler originated as Hitler's personal bodyguard of 100, but by World War II was at division strength. Immediately after the capture of Kharkov, the Germans with the reinforced remnants of the company of heavy tanks "Tiger", made a dash along the Kharkov-Kursk highway, as a result of which on March 17, 1943 they captured Belgorod.

2024 NATO incursion

Growth of Western fascism.

During the 3 days of voting in the Russian presidential election from March 15-17, 2024, NATO and Ukraine staged a suicide cross-border invasion and shelling of polling stations in Belgorod and Donbas. 11 people were killed at voting stations in Belgorod and over 80 injured. The NATO interference in Russian democracy caused a huge turnout and rallying to the flag among the Russian population.

Belgorod attacks

On April 1, 2022, Reuters reported an attack on a fuel storage facility in the Russian city of Belgorod, north of the Russia-Ukraine border. Ukrainian National Security Council Oleksiy Danilov denied any Ukrainian involvement. On April 13, 2022, more attempts at sabotage and strikes were reported against facilities on Russian Federation territory. Moscow said that if such incidents continue, the Russian Armed Forces will strike at decision-making centers, including those in Kyiv.

On October 17, 2022, Liveuamap.com, a Western source map, colored in the Belgorod Oblast in the Russian Federation to represent it as an active combat zone.

On July 4, 2022, the civilian populations of the Russian cities of Belgorod and neighboring Kursk came under massive shelling attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At least 5 civilians were killed in Belgorod, and 5 more were injured, including a 10-year-old child. According to Russian media, 3 members of a Ukrainian family from Kharkiv, who moved to Russia after the outbreak of hostilities, died as a result of the attack. Civilian infrastructure was severely damaged. At least 40 houses were damaged, 5 of them were completely destroyed. The attack was carried out with Ukrainian Tochka-U missiles.

On October 15, 2022, the city of Belgorod in the Russian Federation was attacked with HIMARS, in violation of the supposed agreement the Biden regime imposed on the Kyiv regime as a condition for supplying the weapons. China, Egypt, Serbia, India, Kazakhstan and 7 other nations closed their embassies and called on all their citizens to leave Ukraine immediately. Intensive shelling of the civilian population in Belgorod by NATO/Ukraine forces continued on October 16; Military Watch magazine reported that Russian air defense have "reportedly broken a world record for the longest ranged surface to air kills”.

One of the attacks on the city was carried out by a pair of Ukrainian combat aircraft, an Su-27 and Su-24, which reached the Russian border at an extremely low altitude. Having then gained altitude, they shot at their target in Belgorod; Russian S-300V4 surface to air missile batteries returned fire. Both aircraft were shot down over 217 km away in the Poltava region of Ukraine, surpassing the 150 km range kill previously recorded by a Russian S-400 system against a Ukrainian Su-27 over Kiev in March 2022.

The Russian made S-300V4 has access to a range of missiles, including the 40N6 which has a 400 km range and a hypersonic speed exceeding Mach 14 (10k mph+). The missile has double the range of its top Western competitors, and is deployed by both Chinese and Russian S-400 units while also being compatible with the S-300V4. – the report reads. It was for years the world's longest ranged anti-aircraft capable ground launched missile, although new missiles integrated onto the S-500 system surpass it. The kill against an Su-27 reflects Russia's overwhelming superiority in anti-aircraft capabilities, Military Watch concludes. Additionally, Russians forces shot down sixteen NATO/Ukrainian drones over Belgorod. On October 17, 2023, Russia responded with a blitz of Geran drone reprisals on Kyiv, Odessa, Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnitsa, and several other large cities. The Kyiv regime threatened to bomb Moscow or St. Petersburg with a drone that can fly 1000 km and capable of carrying a 75 kg warhead.

By October 18, 2022, NATO/Ukraine counteroffensive operations in Donbas, Zaporozhye, and Kherson were brought to a halt.

On October 19, 2022, NATO/Ukraine forces shelled a kindergarten in Belgorod oblast; on October 20 they shelled a school, a church, and a cultural center; on the October 21 they shelled an orphanage.

2024 New Year's attack

On December 29, 2023 Ukraine attacked the city of Belgorod in the Russian Federation (there were other attacks reported on January 2, 2024 and an attack on the city of Donetsk, again aimed at civilians) killing at least 24 in Belgorod, including four children, and wounding 131, including 18 children. All the victims were civilians engaged in holiday shopping and festivities and there is no evidence that any of the Ukrainian targets were, even marginally, military. No Russian soldiers were killed.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said that the rockets used illegal cluster munitions, prohibited by international conventions. The US previously supplied 155mm Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munitions (DPICM), which are cluster munitions rounds, mostly because the US ran out of conventional 155mm rounds.

The Russians asked for an emergency UN Security Council Meeting, alleging that the Ukrainian attacks were aimed only at civilians and that cluster munitions were used. Russia's UN Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya said the Belgorod targets included an ice rink, sports center and a university. Russia also blamed the Czechs for supplying RM-70 Vampire multiple rocket launchers that were used in the attack, paired with Ukrainian Olkha (Vilkha) rocket launchers that fire 300mm rockets.

On January 2, 2024 TASS reported that Russia shot down 17 Olkha rockets in the Belgorod region. According to the Russians, the attack on Belgorod was carried out directly under orders from Ukrainian dictator Volodymyr Zelensky. The operation was launched by the Kraken regiment. The Kraken Regiment is a Special Forces unit under the command of the Main Directorate for (Military) Intelligence (GUR) headed by Kirill Budanov. The Kraken field commander responsible for the Belgorod operation, according to the Russians, was Sergey Velichko. Velichko previously served in the Azov brigade, regarded by many as a neo-Nazi and antisemitic outfit known for its ruthlessness. ​The Kraken regiment is based in the north-east section of Kharkiv. This unit is not part of the Ukrainian army but is directly commanded by the GUR.

2024 June 21-22

Villages in Belgorod suffered drone attacks and shelling which injured two civilians. Many villages in Kursk also came under attack from drones and shelling which damaged a grocery store but no casualties were reported. 17 drones were suppressed by electronic warfare (EW) in the border regions. Meanwhile villages in Bryansk also suffered drone attacks and shelling but no casualties. However, a woman was injured by drone debris in the LPR. In Donetsk City, HIMARS rockets with cluster munitions killed three while in neighboring Gorlovka, a drone attack on a civilian minibus injured three.

2024 June 22-23

On Remembrance Day 2024, drone attacks killed one and injured three in Belgorod. Buildings and cars were also damaged.

2024 June 23-24

Many Belgorod villages came under attack overnight including Murom where 3 civilians were injured in a drone attack and Grayvoron where one civilian was killed and three injured. Three drones were shot down over Rostov and many villages in Kursk suffered drone attacks and shelling. These caused some damage to buildings and cars while injuring several civilians, according to this report. A total of 11 drones were suppressed by EW in the border regions. In the DPR, Ukrainian attacks killed one and injured three others.

2024 June 24-25

Belgorod was attacked overnight by two waves of drones directed at residential buildings but 29 were shot down - according to the Military Chronicle. Fourteen civilians were injured in Belgorod villages by drones and shelling which also caused some damage to houses and cars. In Bezymeno, a man was injured when his car was attacked by a kamikaze drone. Another two drones were shot down over Voronezh. EW and small arms fire destroyed 10 drones in the border regions. Three civilians in the DPR were also injured by 155mm shelling.

2024 June 25-26

Belgorod was attacked with shelling and drones overnight which injured two civilians. Five cars were damaged in the parking lot of Grayvoronskaya Central District Hospital injuring two civilians. Many villages in Kursk also came under attacks which injured two civilians. 34 drones were disabled in the border areas. In the DPR, 3 civilians were killed and another nine injured by shelling.

2024 June 26-27

Villages in Belgorod came under attack overnight with drone strikes on civilian motor vehicles but no casualties - according to the Two Majors. Many villages in Kursk also came under fire from shells and drones but no casualties were reported. 20 drones were either shot down or disabled with EW in the border areas. In the DPR, 155mm shelling killed one and injured another six.

2024 June 27-28

Both Belgorod and Kursk came under attack from shelling and drones overnight but only two casualties were reported. 32 drones were disabled in the border regions. In Bryansk, 5 ‘aircraft like’ drones were destroyed.

NATO terrorist attacks

Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov announced in mid-July 2024 that parts of Belgorod region along the Ukrainian border will be locked down until further notice. An ultra-strict security regime was imposed for residents' safety in response to incessant shelling and the continual threat to more cross-border terrorist raids. TASS reported:

Only adult men will be allowed to enter the areas, provided they drive an armored vehicle equipped with electronic warfare systems, wear bulletproof vests and helmets, and are accompanied by service members or municipal officials. The restrictions will apply to settlements in five borderline municipalities. Checkpoints equipped with modular shelters will be set up on the way to these areas. Public transport, including taxis, will be banned from entering the settlements.