An explosion occurred in the southwestern Russian city of Belgorod late on Tuesday, shattering windows, damaging cars and leaving a crater of about 20 meters in diameter, Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on Telegram, TASS reports.
"An explosion has occurred. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties. The blast left a crater around 20 meters in diameter at a crossroads in the city center. Windows were shattered in an apartment block nearby. The shockwave damaged several cars parked in the area and knocked down power supply lines," he said.
City Mayor Valentin Demidov, the region’s security department chief Yevgeny Vorobyov and emergency services are working at the scene.
Details of the incident will be made public later, the governor said.
The number of injured as a result of an emergency ejection of air ordnance of a Su-34 plane of the Russian Aerospace Forces over Belgorod on Thursday has climbed to three, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on his Telegram channel on Friday.
Earlier, the official reported that two people had been injured.
"About yesterday’s blasts in the city of Belgorod. Three were injured, one person refused hospital treatment, one resident was diagnosed with a closed brain injury, a concussion, [her] life is not in danger and all the necessary aid is being provided. And one elderly woman felt ill, [her] blood pressure got very high. She was hospitalized and is currently in doctors’ care," he wrote.
