May 2024 Belgorod missile strike

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May 2024 Belgorod missile strike
Part of Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
LocationBelgorod, Belgorod Oblast, Russia
Date12 May 2024
Attack type
Airstrike
Deaths17
Injured30

On 12 May 2024, at least 17 civilians are killed and 30 others are injured when missile hit an apartment block in Belgorod, Russia.[1][2]

Events

As a result of the explosion, the entrance to a ten-story residential building was destroyed, 17 people were killed, and about 30 more people were injured. The collapse of the entrance occurred against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[3]

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the explosion that led to the collapse of the house was caused by the fall of a fragment of a downed Ukrainian Tochka-U missile. Independent military experts considered this version unlikely, citing an abnormal derailment of a Russian FAB-250 or FAB-500 aerial bomb as a possible cause of the explosion.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Apartment building partially collapses in a Russian border city after shelling. At least 13 killed". AP News. 2024-05-12. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  2. ^ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-shelling-kills-least-three-russian-apartment-block-2024-05-12/
  3. ^ "Взрыв и обрушение жилого дома в Белгороде: погибли 15 человек". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). 2024-05-12. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  4. ^ "В Белгороде обрушен подъезд многоэтажного жилого дома – DW – 12.05.2024". dw.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  5. ^ "У Бєлгороді через вибух завалився під'їзд. Усі версії". BBC News Україна (in Ukrainian). 2024-05-12. Retrieved 2024-06-13.

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