In an interview with Russia 24‘s local affiliate, Acting Belgorod Governor Alexander Shuvaev said 541 people have been killed in the region since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Another 3,928 people have been wounded, Shuvaev added, noting that the region has come under more than 55,000 attacks by Ukrainian forces.
Regional officials last released comprehensive casualty figures in May 2025, when then-Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported 320 people killed and 2,500 wounded.
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