MOSCOW, July 9, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Ukrainian strikes on the Russian border area of Belgorod killed at least four people over the past 24 hours, the region's governor said Tuesday.

"It has been a very uneasy, difficult 24 hours for the Belgorod region. Four people died, 20 were injured, 17 remain in medical facilities, two of them in serious condition," Vyacheslav Gladkov said in a post on Telegram.