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How Russian fighter jet bombs own city near Ukraine border
Throughout the war, Russia has accused Ukraine of shelling the border city. However, Kyiv has denied the allegation, blaming Russia for misfiring on its own city.
A Russian fighter jet has accidentally bombed a city in Russia amid war with the neighbouring country, Ukraine.
While residents of the city, Belgorod, thought the Thursday evening incident was the result of a Ukrainian attack, the Russian Defence Ministry admitted on Friday that the bombing was carried out by its own fighter jet, Insider reports.
“During the flight of the Su-34 aircraft of the Aerospace Forces over the city of Belgorod, an abnormal descent of aviation ammunition occurred,” the ministry said in a statement.
Surveillance footage shared by the Russian news outlet, RBC, showed a bright flash before the explosion which set a section of the street on fire and left a 60-foot-wide crater in the city centre.
The Governor of Belgorod, Vyacheslav Gladkov, revealed that two women were injured in the blast, while four apartments were damaged.
Belgorod is a Russian border city about 25 miles from Ukraine, where a year-long conflict rages on.
Throughout the war, Russia has accused Ukraine of shelling the border city. However, Kyiv has denied the allegation, blaming Russia for misfiring on its own city.
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