Russia’s Belgorod covers kindergartens in anti-drone nets as children head back to school

In Russia’s Belgorod region, which shares a border with Ukraine, many buildings have been covered in nets to protect them from Ukrainian drones. While anti-drone netting was first installed on buildings (and ambulances) in areas along the border, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov announced in late August that the regional capital and the surrounding district would install nets over local kindergartens too. According to the governor, local authorities purchased 500,000 square meters of protective netting — an area equivalent to roughly 70 soccer fields — and planned to cover 56 buildings ahead of the new school year, which begins on September 1. However, he also noted that in border areas, some protective nets covering residential buildings and public infrastructure are already in need of repairs or replacement. Meduza shares photos of the anti-drone nets installed over Belgorod’s kindergartens, which were first distributed by the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti.