The “accidental” Russian bombing on its own territory injured at least two women and left a crater about 20 meters wide in the center of the city of Belgorod.
Regional Governor Vyacheslav Kladkov visited the affected residents and confirmed that the explosion damaged several buildings and four cars.
The Russian Defense Ministry has already confirmed that an SU-34 fighter jet “accidentally dropped munitions” on the city. “A Sukhoi Su-34 air force aircraft was flying over the city of Belgorod when the anti-aircraft munitions were accidentally discharged., said the Ministry of Defense according to Tas. The investigation is ongoing.
The Defense Ministry did not say what type of weapon was involved, according to Reuters. The Su-34 is a supersonic fighter-bomber.
Pothole in Belgorod street after Russian drone crash | Post to the Russian journalist’s Twitter account @vicktop55
Belgorod is a city of 370,000 people 40 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. Fuel and ammunition depots are located in this part of southern Russia.
Residents live in constant alert.