[Russia] - At Least 7 Killed in Strike on Russia's Belgorod &-- Heath Ministry

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
At least seven people have been killed in missile strikes on the city of Belgorod in southwestern Russia, the country's Health
one-year-old girl was among those killed.Images of the aftermath showed a blown-out shopping center and scattered debris
One showed a body covered with a blanket nearby.The Defense Ministry said it had intercepted 14 Ukrainian RM-70 multiple rocket launcher
shells over the Belgorod region at around noon
It did not comment on the casualties.Russia's Foreign Ministry blasted a "monstrous crime against civilians" and called for international
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has not claimed responsibility for the attack.Belgorod, which sits near the Ukrainian border, has borne the brunt of an increasing number of
launched hostilities against Ukraine in February 2022.AFP contributed reporting.