Explosion in the Russian city of Belgorod on the border

Explosion in the Russian city of Belgorod on the border with Ukraine: military depot hit

A powerful explosion was registered late this evening in the Russian city of Belgorod on the border with Ukraine.

The explosion in the Russian city of Belgorod

The explosion in the Russian city of Belgorod

A powerful explosion was registered in the Russian city late this evening Belgorod, adjacent to Ukraine. According to local sources, a military depot. A loud noise would have been heard just before the roar and fire, which was captured on video and then posted to social media. The governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov confirmed the incident, adding that the explosion happened in the village Krasnyi Oktyabr.

In the explosion, as the Russian agency Tass reports, citing the Russian rescue service, they would be there four the military who stayed wounded. The same sources blame Ukrainian forces for the attack. According to local sources, a sound attributed to that of a rocket would also have been heard just before the explosion, but these are reconstructions that have not yet been verified. It is therefore not clear whether the explosion was the result of an accident or whether it was a voluntary attack. No shares have been claimed by the Ukrainian side at this time. The governor of the Belgorod region could not clarify the incident.

The Russian news agency Tass said on March 23 that another artillery strike had been launched from Ukraine against the Russian region of Belgorod, located just over ten kilometers from the Ukrainian border. Two people were injured. For this reason, a state of emergency was declared in two villages in the same Russian region last Wednesday.