Russian city builds defences at bus shelters against Ukrainian attacks

Authorities placed heaps of sandbags at bus stops in the southern Russian city of Belgorod on Friday and built walls of concrete blocks to protect them after an increase in cross-border attacks from Ukraine.
Officials said the aim was to build defensive barriers at all 556 bus stops in the city, where a missile and drone attack on Dec. 30 killed 25 civilians, including five children, in the deadliest attack on Russian territory since the start of the conflict.
Belgorod, some 40 km from the Ukrainian border, has felt the impact of the war more keenly than any other Russian city.
Among residents, there were divided opinions about the utility of the defences.