Russian official says five wounded by Ukrainian shelling in border town

Five people were wounded by overnight shelling in the Russian town of Shebekino that damaged multiple buildings, the governor of the region said on Thursday.

Two people were hospitalised as a result of the Ukrainian rocket strike on Shebekino, Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on the Telegram messaging app.

"We are also receiving calls about multiple cases of damage to private residences and apartment blocks, some have had their walls pierced by shells," he said.