Metropolitan John of Belgorod calls for end of 'bloodshed on the Ukrainian land', which has arrived 'to our homes too'

declared Metropolitan John.

The day before, the Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said that, during the night, “a series of loud noises” had been heard. After, a fire had erupted in a private residence. Four people had been killed in the fire, three Ukrainian citizens and one Russian citizen.

“All the missiles were shot down thanks to coordinated functioning of our air defence system,” clarified Gladkov.

Furthermore, 21 apartment buildings were partly destroyed, meanwhile at least 40 private houses got damaged.

Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported that three victims were from Kharkiv. The family had come to Belgorod to wait out the war in Ukraine.

Recently, a “yellow” terrorism threat level was extended in the region until 9 July. At the “yellow” threat level, even the construction of temporary placement centres is not stipulated.