2023 Belgorod accidental bombing

2023 Belgorod accidental bombing
Part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
CCTV footage of the explosion
TypeAccidental friendly fire incident
Location
Intersection of Vatutina Avenue and Gubkina Street,[1] Belgorod, Belgorod Oblast, Russia

50°34′06″N 36°35′05″E / 50.5682°N 36.5847°E / 50.5682; 36.5847
Date20 April 2023
22:15 (MSK, UTC+3)
Casualties3 civilians injured

On the evening of 20 April 2023, a Russian Su-34 strike fighter[2] accidentally dropped a bomb on the Russian city of Belgorod near the border with Ukraine. The Russian authorities acknowledged the fact of the bombing, declaring the destruction in the city and the injury of three people.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ https://www.gazeta.ru/social/photo/posledstviya-vzryva-v-belgorode.shtml Повреждены дома, трое раненых: последствия взрыва в Белгороде
  2. ^ "Russia's SU-32/34 Long-Range Strike Fighters". Defense Industry Daily. 2014-06-11. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. ^ Preussen, Wilhelmine (2023-04-21). "Russia accidentally bombs its own city". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  4. ^ "Blast Rocks Russian City as Fighter Jet Loses Ammunition". The Moscow Times. 2023-04-21. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  5. ^ Middleton, Joe; Belam, Martin; Sullivan, Helen; Belam, Martin; Sullivan, Helen; Middleton, Joe (2023-04-21). "Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow accidentally bombs own city of Belgorod". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  6. ^ Lendon, Brad; Pennington, Josh; Butenko, Victoria; Gigova, Radina (2023-04-21). "Russian jet drops bomb on Russian city of Belgorod, state media says". CNN. Retrieved 2023-04-21.