2023-04-21 03:17:56
A heavy explosion accidentally triggered by a Russian fighter jet has shaken the city of Belgorod, not far from the border with Ukraine. “A huge crater with a radius of 20 meters has formed at the intersection of one of the main roads,” said the governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, on Thursday evening. Two women were injured. The Defense Ministry in Moscow later admitted that a Russian warplane dropped a bomb over the city.
“On April 20, 2023 at around 10:15 p.m. Moscow time (9:15 p.m. CET), a Su-34 aircraft of the Luftwaffe was in flight over the city of Belgorod and an unplanned launch of ammunition occurred,” says a statement from the Authority. Investigations are therefore ongoing.
In the surrounding blocks of flats, windows were broken by the explosion, it said. According to Gladkow, residents were accommodated at the hotel for the night. It will be checked whether load-bearing walls in the buildings have been damaged. Several cars were badly damaged and power poles were cut.
Belgorod is close to Ukraine, against which Russia has been waging a war of aggression for the past 14 months. Attacks against Ukrainian territory are also launched from Belgorod. At the same time, the region itself has become increasingly the target of shelling in recent months.
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