Ukrainian strikes on energy infrastructure have left thousands of people without power in some Russian border areas, local officials said.
Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said the "electricity and heating supply network has suffered severe damage" in the regional capital of the same name.
"Several streets are affected by power issues... More than 20,000 residents are without electricity," he said on Telegram.
In the western Kursk region, Governor Alexander Khinshtein said Ukrainian disrupted power to 10 neighborhoods.
A drone strike also temporarily caused blackouts and cut heating to parts of Voronezh, regional Governor Alexander Gusev said.
Russia's defense ministry, for its part, reported having shot down 44 drones over the border Bryansk region.
Energy infrastructure has been a key target for both Moscow and Kyiv since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
While Russia has attempted to cripple the Ukrainian electricity grid, Ukraine has targeted Russian refineries and other facilities.
