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A Russian warplane let loose an “abnormal descent of aviation ammunition” on Thursday in the border city of Belgorod, leaving two women injured, Russian state media reports.
Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on his Telegram channel that one woman was hospitalized with head trauma, while another woman who sustained skin abrasions refused hospitalization.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that a Su-34 supersonic bomber was flying over the city when an “emergency ejection of an air ordnance occurred,” according to Tass.
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Image 1 of 2This handout photo released by telegram channel of Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov shows the side damaged apartments building near the crater after an explosion in Belgorod, Russia, Friday, April 21, 2023. (Telegram Channel of Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov via AP)
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Image 2 of 2A view shows the accident scene following a large blast in a street in the city of Belgorod, Russia, April 20, 2023. (Mayor of Belgorod City Valentin Demidov via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS)
The blast toppled power lines, damaged several parked cars, and left a crater with a radius of 20 meters in the ground, according to state media outlet RIA Novosti.
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Belgorod is located near the border with Ukraine, about 45 miles north of Kharkiv.
The Russian military has routinely used the Belgorod region over the past year to launch missile attacks on eastern Ukraine.
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Image 1 of 2Mayor of the city of Belgorod Valentin Demidov visits the accident scene following a large blast in a street in Belgorod, Russia, April 20, 2023. (Mayor of Belgorod City Valentin Demidov via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS)
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Image 2 of 2Mayor of the city of Belgorod Valentin Demidov speaks with a local resident in a damaged apartment as he visits the accident scene following a large blast in a street in Belgorod, Russia, April 20, 2023. (Mayor of Belgorod City Valentin Demidov via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS)
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Russia, meanwhile, has also accused Ukraine of launching missiles at residential areas in Belgorod, though Ukraine has denied the accusations.
A Russian pilot died in February when his Su-25 aircraft crashed about 10 miles from the Ukrainian border in the Belgorod region after it suffered a “mechanical malfunction,” a common Russian explanation for an aircraft being downed.
Paul Best is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.