{"id":1419796,"date":"2026-07-21T08:56:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T05:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/lipetsk-belgorod-volgograd-russia-was-massively-attacked-by-missiles-and-drones\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T08:56:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T05:56:34","slug":"lipetsk-belgorod-volgograd-russia-was-massively-attacked-by-missiles-and-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/lipetsk-belgorod-volgograd-russia-was-massively-attacked-by-missiles-and-drones\/","title":{"rendered":"Lipetsk, Belgorod, Volgograd: Russia was massively attacked by missiles and drones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On the night of Tuesday, July 21, explosions were heard in several regions of Russia during a massive attack using missiles and drones. Explosions were reported, in particular, by residents of Lipetsk, Belgorod, Volgograd, Anapa, as well as temporarily occupied Crimea and Mariupol. Fires broke out in a number of places.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This is reported by Russian Telegram channels and OSINT communities.<\/p>\n<p> According to them, after the missile threat was declared in Lipetsk, a fire broke out near the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant and CHPP-2. It has not been officially confirmed which facility was hit. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/79_main-v1784604001.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1419781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/79_main-v1784604001.webp 700w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/79_main-v1784604001-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/79_main-v1784604001-650x433.webp 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p> The governor of the Lipetsk region, Yegor Artamonov, confirmed the attack on the region, but did not provide details about the consequences.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 720px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1419796-1\" width=\"720\" height=\"1280\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8232.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8232.mp4\">https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_8232.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> A missile alert was also declared in Belgorod and other settlements in the region. According to local media, after the air defenses were deployed, water supply disruptions were recorded in the city, which may indicate damage to infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;No one was injured during the rocket attack on Belgorod and the district,&#8221; the Belgorod Region Operational Headquarters said.<\/p>\n<p> Reports of explosions also came from Volgograd, where a missile alert was also issued at night. However, there is currently no official information about possible hits or damage.<\/p>\n<p> In addition, drones were recorded over Anapa, as well as in temporarily occupied Crimea and Mariupol. Explosions were heard in Crimea at night, but information about the consequences of the attack is still being clarified.<\/p>\n<p> As a reminder, on the night of July 20, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/drony-masovano-atakuvaly-pidmoskov-ia-spalakhnula-naftobaza-ta-naybilshyy-sklad-wildberries\/\">Moscow and the Moscow region were subjected to a massive drone attack<\/a> , which resulted in fires at logistics facilities, warehouses, and an oil depot. Russian authorities announced the attack by more than 400 drones, and also reported casualties.<\/p>\n<p> As reported, on the night of July 20, Ukrainian <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/u-krymu-pislia-ataky-droniv-zahorilasia-elektropidstantsiia-poblyzu-alushty\/\">drones attacked temporarily occupied Crimea<\/a> . Explosions were heard in several cities on the peninsula, and a fire broke out at an electrical substation near Alushta.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the night of Tuesday, July 21, explosions were heard in several regions of Russia during a massive attack using missiles and drones. Explosions were reported, in particular, by residents of Lipetsk, Belgorod, Volgograd, Anapa, as well as temporarily occupied Crimea and Mariupol. Fires broke out in a number of places. 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