The May 2024 Belgorod missile strike occurred on 12 May 2024, where at least 17 civilians are killed and 30 others are injured when a missile hit an apartment block in Belgorod, Russia.[1][2]
| 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 |
| Perpetrator |  Armed Forces of Ukraine |
Events
editAs 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 downed Ukrainian Tochka-U missile. Independent military experts considered this version unlikely, citing an abnormal derailment of a Russian FAB-250 or FAB-500 aerial bomb as a possible cause of the explosion.[4][5]
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-shelling-kills-least-three-russian-apartment-block-2024-05-12/
- ^ "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.