Russian warplane accidentally loses munition over Belgorod, MoD announces “accidental discharge”

This was reported by the Governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov.

"Emergency in Belgorod. There was an explosion. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties. A huge crater with a radius of 20 meters was formed at the intersection of one of the central streets. Glass was damaged in a neighboring residential building, the blast wave damaged several parked cars and knocked down power lines," the post reads.

Gladkov later reported that, according to preliminary data, there were two victims: a woman with a traumatic brain injury of moderate severity was taken to the city hospital. The second woman refused to be hospitalized.

According to Ateo, the preliminary version of the explosion was a guided aerial bomb that the Russian forces launched at Kharkiv, but it did not reach Ukraine.

Shortly afterward, a video of the explosion, taken from security cameras, was posted online.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the incident was caused by an unexpected munition falling from a Russian Air Force plane:

"As Su-34 air force plane was flying over the city of Belgorod there was an accidental discharge of aviation ammunition," the statement said.