Russia reports shooting down Ukrainian drone in Belgorod region

This was reported by the governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, on Telegram.

He said that a Russian air defence system had allegedly been activated in the Shebekinsky urban district and shot down a UAV on its approach to the city. According to the governor, as of 5:52 pm, there was no information about the damages or casualties.

Later, the Russian Ministry of Defence said that at around 5.30 pm, "an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack" by one unmanned aerial vehicle against targets in the Russian Federation was stopped.

Russian air defence systems allegedly detected and shot down the UAV over the territory of the Belgorod region.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, there were no casualties or damage as a result of the alleged drone attack.

• On August 9, an unidentified object allegedly fell in the village of Kolotilovka in Belgorod region: the authorities claimed that one person was injured. Later, Russian officials said that another resident of Belgorod region was allegedly killed by shelling from Ukraine.

• On August 12, the head of the Russian occupation administration of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, announced that the Ukrainian forces had attempted to launch missile attacks on the Crimean bridge. More details here.