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| Russian defense ministry facility in the southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine catches fire |
| 2022-05-02 |
One person was injured in a fire on a Russian defense ministry facility in the southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, Belgorod region governor said on Sunday. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said a local resident suffered minor injuries and his life was not in danger. There were no immediate comments from the defense ministry. Images posted to social media showed a large funnel of smoke rising above the ground. Rooters could not verify the reports. Separately, governor of the Kursk region which also shares a border with Ukraine said that a railway bridge had been damaged on a line used by freight trains. Speaking in a video posted on his Telegram channel, governor Roman Starovoit called the incident an act of sabotage. Russia last month accused Ukraine of a helizap on a fuel depot in Belgorod, for which Kyiv denied responsibility, as well as shelling villages and firing missiles at an ammunition depot. Other Russian regions that share a border with Ukraine have also reported cross-border shelling incidents since Moscow sent thousands of troops into Ukraine on February 24 in what it called a "special military operation." Related: Bordering Ukraine: 2022-04-28 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: April 27th, 2022 Bordering Ukraine: 2022-04-27 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: April 26th, 2022 Bordering Ukraine: 2022-04-27 Perspective from the Breakaway Republics: Invasion of Ukraine: April 26th, 2022 |
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