A Russian warplane accidentally fired a weapon into the city of Belgorod near Ukraine late on Thursday (April 20), causing an explosion and damaging buildings, Tass cited the defense ministry as saying.
Local authorities reported a large blast in the city, which lies just across the border from Ukraine. The regional governor said two women had been injured when a Sukhoi Su-34 air force plane accidentally discharged aviation ammunition.
The Su-34 is a supersonic fighter-bomber jet.
The ministry said some buildings had been damaged and announced a probe was already under way, according to Tass.
Video footage from the site showed piles of concrete on the street, several damaged cars and a building with broken windows. One shot showed what appeared to be car upside down on the roof of a store.
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