May 2024 Belgorod bombing
| May 2024 Belgorod missile strike | |
|---|---|
| Part of Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
| Location | Belgorod, Belgorod Oblast, Russia |
| Date | 12 May 2024 |
Attack type | Airstrike |
| Deaths | 17 |
| Injured | 30 |
The May 2024 Belgorod bombing occurred on 12 May 2024, where at least 17 civilians are killed and 30 others were injured when an apartment block was hit in Belgorod, Russia.[1][2]
Events
[edit]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 Ukrainian Tochka-U missile shot down by Russian air defences. Independent military experts considered this version unlikely, noting that the building was hit on its northeastern side, which is not facing Ukrainian territory. They said that the origin of the explosion was probably a Russian surface-to-air missile, or a Russian guided aerial bomb dropped accidentally.[4][5][6]
See also
[edit]- 2023 Belgorod accidental bombing
- 30 December 2023 Belgorod shelling
- February 2024 Belgorod missile strike
References
[edit]- ^ "Apartment building partially collapses in a Russian border city after shelling. At least 13 killed". AP News. 2024-05-12. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "Ukrainian missile kills 15 at apartment block, Russia says".
- ^ "Взрыв и обрушение жилого дома в Белгороде: погибли 15 человек". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). 2024-05-12. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "В Белгороде обрушен подъезд многоэтажного жилого дома – DW – 12.05.2024". dw.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "У Бєлгороді через вибух завалився під'їзд. Усі версії". BBC News Україна (in Ukrainian). 2024-05-12. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "Під'їзд будинку в Бєлгороді, ймовірно, зруйнував російський боєприпас - CIT". Ukrinform. 2024-05-13.
