Regional-level emergency declared in borderline Belgorod Region — Russian governor

The state of a regional-level emergency has been declared on the entire territory of the borderline Belgorod Region, with the authorities planning to later upgrade it to a federal-level emergency, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on his Telegram channel, Report informs referring to TASS.

"The situation in the Belgorod Region remains extremely complicated and tense. The armed forces of Ukraine shell it on a daily basis, with homes destroyed and casualties reported among civilians," he said. "That is why, starting from today, the entire territory of the Belgorod Region will be declared an area of a regional-level emergency, for the purpose of providing additional protection and support to its population."

"Subsequently, we will request a governmental commission to declare a federal-level emergency," the governor said in a video address.