[Text/Observer Network Ju Feng]
A series of explosions occurred in Belgorod, a Russian city located on the border with Russia and Ukraine in the early morning of the 2nd. Dozens of apartments were damaged and five private residences were blown into ruins. . So far, at least 3 people have died and 4 others have been injured. Members of the Russian Federation Council said that the city had been bombed by ukraine and called on Russia to take the harshest response.
According to Itar-Tass news agency reported on July 3, Vyacheslav Gradkov, the governor of Russia’s Belgorod region, stated on social media that an explosion in Belgorod resulted in 3 deaths and 4 injuries. .
RIA Novosti reported on the same day that in the early morning of Saturday (July 2), a series of loud noises were heard in the city. The cause of the incident is still under investigation. The governor said the local air defense system was allegedly triggered.
The governor said that so far four people have been injured, including a man and a 10-year-old child who have been sent to the hospital. The man is in critical condition. Two other people underwent medical examination on the spot; the death toll now stands at three. Medical specialists are providing all necessary treatment.
Tass news agency earlier quoted Governor Gladkov's social media message as saying that the explosion in Belgorod caused damage to 11 apartments and at least 39 private residences, and 5 private residences were completely destroyed.
Video news released by RIA Novosti showed that some houses on Mayakovsky Street in the city were in ruins, and search and rescue work was underway.
Belgorod is located about 40 kilometers north of the Russian-Ukrainian border. The city has a population of nearly 400,000.
Chairman of the Constitutional Committee of the Russian Federation Council ( Upper House ) Andrei Klishas (Andrei Klishas) accused Ukraine of bombing the city and called on Russia to respond harshly. He wrote on social media: "The death of civilians in Belgorod and the destruction of civilian infrastructure are direct acts of aggression by Ukraine that require the harshest response, including military response."
Ukraine has not yet launched an attack on Belgorod city in response to the explosion.
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