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Russian authorities have not named a cause for an explosion in Belgorod, Russia. “Friendly fire” by the Russian armed forces is suspected.
Belgorod – Once again Russia is said to have bombed its own territory. During an attack on the city of Kharkiv on Saturday (May 4), a Russian warplane is said to have dropped a glide bomb on the border town of Belgorod. A similar incident occurred in the region in mid-April. The governor of Belgorod reported several injuries and destroyed buildings.
Belgorod: Russia drops another bomb on its own territory in the Ukraine war
The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, reported the explosion on Saturday afternoon Telegram. Accordingly, five people were taken to hospital, including three women and two men. In addition, 30 houses and 10 cars are said to have been damaged. According to Gladkow, “as if by a miracle” there were no deaths. He did not explain in his post what caused the explosion.
On “A Russian plane that dropped glide bombs on Kharkiv dropped a bomb on the Russian city of Belgorod. It fell directly onto a living area and exploded. “It had to happen sooner or later,” Gerashenko writes about the video.
Explosion in Belgorod: Russia bombed Kharkiv again in the Ukraine war
Ukraine’s unusual reluctance to blame may suggest that Russia itself is responsible, the cites Kyiv Post the Russian Telegram channel RusNews. The incident would join a series of other incidents in which Russia shoots down its own planes or drops bombs on its own territory. The Telegram channel Pepel sees the missing rocket alarm as further evidence that the explosion was caused by “friendly fire”.
The channel also reported that, contrary to the governor’s statements, there was one death, writes the Kyiv Post. The Russian bombing of the Kharkiv region on Saturday also speaks in favor of Russia’s own shelling of Belgorod. The Russian border region is only around 40 kilometers from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. According to the Ukrainska Pravda The region is said to have been attacked by Russia with guided bombs on the same day. (vk)
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