The regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said that an explosion occurred in Belgorod with an unknown device. Two people were injured.
“According to preliminary data, the UAV crashed on the highway. There are two victims,” wrote the governor telegam.
One person suspected of having a concussion was taken to City Hospital No. 2, the second person refused to be hospitalized because of minor bruises.
While a car was damaged as a result of the explosion, operations services, explosives experts and investigation team are working at the scene.
The drone crashed into the Rosneft gas station on Shchorsa Street. clarified Valentin Demidov, Mayor of Belgorod. At the time of the explosion, the device was at a small height from the ground.
“Now municipalities are touring nearby houses and inspecting for damage,” Demidov said.
Version “Bel.Ru” writer, Windows of neighboring buildings were smashed. The incident occurred around 4 pm, a loud whistle was heard in the Khargory area, followed by an explosion. Smoke rose from the scene.
Air defense work over Belgorod and the shelling of Shebekino
Gladkov also said that on June 1, an air defense system was operating over Belgorod. “Operational services are clarifying information about results in the field,” he wrote on his Telegram channel.
According to local media reports, residents of the city heard loud noises from the sky at 6:26 PM.
12 people were injured as a result of the bomb attack carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Shebekinsky urban district last day.
“In the Shebekinsky urban district, several settlements fell under numerous artillery bombardments. 12 victims for the last day alone. Everyone receives the necessary medical care. “There was no death,” the regional president said.
Four apartments, 18 private houses, three administrative buildings, the land of an industrial establishment, a dormitory building and a kindergarten were damaged.
More than 1,600 people were deported from Shebekino to Belgorod. They were placed in temporary accommodation facilities. Another temporary accommodation facility with a capacity of more than 1,000 people is being filled, according to the mayor.
Five arrivals were recorded in the Belgorod region, all of them arrived in the village of Shchetinovka. In the Grayvoron area – 57 arrivals.
escape attempt
On June 1, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Ukrainian army made an attempt to enter the city of Shebekino.
According to the agency, on Thursday night, after artillery shelling the Shebekino checkpoint on the border between Russia and Ukraine, 30 soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to pass through the city of Volchansk with three armored combat vehicles and four pickup trucks. .
The message of the Russian department indicates that the group was hit by fire, and then retreated in the direction of Pletenevka.
It was also reported that another group of 20 soldiers and two armored combat vehicles was advancing along the right bank of Siversky Donets towards Novaya Tavolzhanka. It “dispersed” during a lightly armed conflict with units guarding the state border of the Western Military District.