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Deadly Ukrainian drone raid causes ‘significant damage’ in Belgorod

Belgorod news
Image – © MAX / Valentin Demidov.

One civilian was killed and ten others wounded in a major attack on residential areas, Mayor Valentin Demidov has said.

One person has been killed and at least ten others wounded in a major Ukrainian drone attack that caused “significant damage” in the Russian city of Belgorod, according to Mayor Valentin Demidov.

Eight of the wounded were hospitalized, while two others were discharged after receiving medical treatment, Demidov wrote in a post on social media early on Sunday.

“The enemy launched a large-scale drone strike on residential areas in the center of the city,” he said.

The raid damaged multiple residential buildings, personal vehicles, and public and commercial facilities, according to the mayor. More than 50 people were forced to seek shelter in temporary housing centers.

Belgorod Region, which borders Ukraine, has been frequently targeted by Ukrainian drone and artillery strikes since the escalation between Moscow and Kiev in February 2022.



Ukrainian attacks inside Russia continue despite renewed diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict, with Moscow announcing plans to resume trilateral talks with Washington and Kiev following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday.

Oryol Region Governor Andrey Klychkov said that three people were killed in a missile strike on a civilian enterprise, which was carried out during rush hour on Friday. On the same day, an incursion by Kiev’s UAVs caused the temporary closure of all four of Moscow’s airports, leading to the cancellation and delay of multiple flights.

Russia has accused Ukraine of deliberately targeting civilians and infrastructure to compensate for setbacks on the battlefield, where Moscow’s forces continue to advance.

In response to Ukrainian terrorist attacks, Moscow has intensified long-range missile and drone strikes against Ukraine’s military facilities and infrastructure supporting Kiev’s war effort. The Russian Defense Ministry maintains that it never targets civilians.

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  1. More aid to Ukraine to help fight Russia
    All rats follow the Pied Piper of Kiev – Zelensky
    Might get a mention on the campaign trail
    During the Anzac Day dawn service in April 2022 a Ukrainian flag flew alongside the New Zealand, Australian, and Union Jack flags at the request of the Returned and Services Association (RSA)
    The RSA obviously shell shocked and out of its jurisdiction
    In February 2022, following Russia’s invasion, the museum joined other Auckland landmarks like the Sky Tower and Harbour Bridge in lighting up in blue and yellow to show solidarity with Ukraine
    Yes Ukraine was a gamble that has been lost
    Seriously we have some very f*cked up and deranged people in this country with a warped mentality
    And its not getting any better anytime soon
    With the prospect of more years of a doggy bag government facing us
    Pay dirt gotten from the ill gains of MMP
    For which and why it was introduced to induce and manifest confusion

    • Yeah they appear to be locked in
      Have put all their eggs in one basket
      A gambler in Vegas hedging on one more spin of the wheel
      Death wish
      As a distraction to their corruption and criminality
      And who who wants to go to war?
      One good thing is the harem will be well tended and looked after
      The final nail in the coffin
      And how would they mount and stage a modern day war from Europe?
      It would be like skittles at the bowling alley
      But of course none of these insane leaders would be there

  2. All wars are Jew Banker wars
    A word or name conveniently left out
    A lie garnished with truth
    Who are not in control but who suffer from a strong delusion
    Zelensky is one of that fraternity an insidious evil tyrant devoid of a spirit or conscience
    When people are living in fear of their government they are living under tyranny
    Who after his miserable worthless existence will be relegated back to the earth from whence he came like the rest of his ill conceived ilk for the aforementioned reasons
    Wars are an extension of politics by other means
    A convenient distraction to failed politics policies politicians and economies
    Wars are started and stopped with the supply and contraction of monies
    Who always fund and supply both sides in any war or conflict
    That is how they make their money and greatest profits through the creation of debt – an endless cycle – peace an intermittent period invariably between wars
    ‘The war to end all wars’ – as long as the next generation forgets
    Harvest of the Jews One and Two being no exceptions
    Harvest of the Jews One being extended and prolonged for two more unnecessary years through the fake “Belgian Relief Fund” – of which NZ was a contributor – which supplied and funded Germany to allow Germany to keep fighting
    Headed by future US President (Hooverville) Herbert Hoover (1874–1964) who served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933
    A Republican and former mining engineer, he was known as “The Great Humanitarian” for his World War I relief efforts before entering politics
    Who took the gold and gave you the shaft
    The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 funded by New York Zionist Bankers (Zionist predominantly cover story for Jew like Bolshevik)
    Antony Sutton – Wall Street and the Bolshevik Revolution (1974)
    Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler (1976) by Antony C. Sutton — traces the role of J.P. Morgan, Ford, GE, Standard Oil, and others in bankrolling the Nazi rise to power and war preparations
    James Pool – Who Financed Hitler: The Secret Funding of Hitler’s Rise to Power, 1919–1933 (1978, revised 1997) by James Pool — a broader, more detailed look at the full web of domestic and international financiers behind the NSDAP. Called “one of the most useful and illuminating studies of Nazism” by The New Yorker
    Hitler and His Secret Partners by James Pool — a sequel to the above, extending the analysis further.
    The 1905 uprising was primarily driven by the Socialist Revolutionary Party, Mensheviks, and various liberal groups
    However, significant Western financial support was provided to Russian revolutionaries during this period, notably by Jacob Schiff of the New York investment firm Kuhn, Loeb & Co., who funded the Friends of Russian Freedom to oppose the Tsarist regime’s supposedly anti-Semitic policies
    History is bunk
    Because it is all manipulated by the same people
    The people who always promote their own placed upon a pedestal and who you cannot criticize and who tell you Jesus was Jew the Jews are Gods chosen people and that the Jews are the House of Israel (ELOHEEM)
    We are living under and in Bondage to Judaism – Political Economic Religious
    We are but reflections of our true selves which applies to ELOHEEM only
    Diametrically opposed at odds and at opposite ends of the spectrum to the lies of Judaism and their Pharisaical rapture resurrection Destiny
    The earth is a dichotomy like us – a spirit (firmament Genesis 1:8 ELOHEEM mistranslated God) and the world
    We being a spirit and a soul the two not being the same thing – sorry Catholic s and the other 45,000 Christian based religious denominations (Revelation 13:8)
    Well I think I have said everything I had wanted to say … for now
    Time for a Sencha
    Have a great day!

  3. Starlink’s terms of service explicitly prohibit use in “offensive or defensive weaponry,” limiting the civilian service to “civilian or defensive use” such as communications, critical infrastructure, and humanitarian support.
    The dispute in October 2026 centered on Ukraine’s military using the system for offensive drone strikes, which Elon Musk stated violated these terms.
    SpaceX noted that while military units could use Starlink for coordination and infrastructure, it “cannot be used for unequivocally offensive strikes.” Ukraine disputed this, arguing that pre-existing speed limits (70–90 km/h) and geographic restrictions (no service over Russian territory) made such offensive use “physically impossible” under the commercial network.
    The 70–90 km/h figure is the pre-existing speed cap on civilian (commercial) Starlink terminals operating over Ukrainian territory, in place since the winter of 2026.
    It is the maximum speed at which a terminal can maintain a connection while in motion — above it, the link degrades and drops.
    This is distinct from the 160 km/h (100 mph) cap that was imposed on Starshield (the military-grade version) in mid-October 2026, which is what disrupted Ukrainian drone operations.
    Ukrainian presidential adviser Serhii Beskrestnov cited the 70–90 km/h cap as his main argument against Elon Musk’s accusation: since commercial Starlink terminals physically lose connection above that speed and don’t work over Russian territory at all, Ukraine “physically cannot” use the civilian service for deep or medium-range offensive strikes into Russia.
    His point was that the offensive-strike claim was impossible given the existing technical constraints — implying the allegation was either mistaken or a pretext for the Starshield restrictions.

    • The 70–90 km/h figure is the pre-existing speed cap on civilian (commercial) Starlink terminals operating over Ukrainian territory, in place since the winter of 2026.
      It is the maximum speed at which a terminal can maintain a connection while in motion — above it, the link degrades and drops.
      This is distinct from the 160 km/h (100 mph) cap that was imposed on Starshield (the military-grade version) in mid-October 2026, which is what disrupted Ukrainian drone operations.
      Service restored (Oct 24): After ~10 days of restrictions, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry confirmed both Starlink and Starshield were back to pre-restriction speeds (exceeding 400 km/h). Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly confirmed the restoration and thanked the US for resolving it. The restoration came after Donald Trump reportedly asked Elon Musk to “put it back.”
      The outcome is a mix of service restored but dispute unresolved:
      Unresolved: Who actually ordered the restrictions (Musk vs. US military), whether a private company should hold that unilateral power, and bipartisan calls for a formal investigation.
      Quite a bit in all this which I didn’t realize at the time

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