‘Ukrainian Attack’ on residential apartment building claimed 15 lives: Russia

Belgorod and its suburbs came under massive shelling by the Ukrainian armed forces earlier on May 12.

Belgorod: At least 15 people have been killed after a 10-story residential apartment building partially collapsed after an attack. The attack took place in Russia’s southwestern city of Belgorod on Monday. The information was shared by Russian news agency TASS as reported by the Russian Emergencies Ministry’s statement.


According to the report, the building which collapsed in the Southwestern city was due to a “Ukrainian attack” on May 12. The attack claimed lives of nearly 15 people.

“Rescuers found another body. In all, 15 bodies have been already recovered from the rubble,” the statement issued by the emergency ministry read.


Belgorod and its suburbs came under massive shelling by the Ukrainian armed forces earlier on May 12. Fragments of a downed Tochka-U tactical missile damaged a 10-storey residential building, causing one of its sections to collapse.

Moreover, search and rescue operations at a partially collapsed 10-storey residential apartment building in Russia’s southwestern city of Belgorod have been completed, a spokesperson for the Russian Emergencies Ministry, TASS reported.

“The search and rescue operations and debris removal in the city of Belgorod have been completed,” the spokesperson stated. “Seventeen people were rescued and unfortunately we have recovered 15 bodies from under the rubble.”