Ammunition depot in Russia’s Belgorod Region attacked by AFU

The fire occurred in the village of Oktyabrsky in the Belgorod region.Show more

A shelling attack carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit an ammunition depot in Russia’s Belgorod Region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Thursday.

"An ammunition depot located in a settlement in the Belgorod District came under the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ fire. Ammunition detonated. According to preliminary reports, there were no casualties. We will now evacuate local residents to a safe distance," he wrote on Telegram.

Gladkov added that head of the Belgorod District Vladimir Pertsev and emergency teams were working at the scene. According to a number of local media outlets, the depot was located in the Oktyabrsky settlement.

The day before in Belgorod, as a result of the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a 16-storey building was damaged. On the fact of the incident, the head of the Investigative Committee instructed to open a criminal case.
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