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Projectile strikes residential area of Russian city near Ukrainian border (VIDEOS) | |
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An unknown object has hit Belgorod, which is about 50km inside Russia | |
An unknown projectile crashed in the southern outskirts of the Russian city of Belgorod late on Thursday, leaving a large hole in the middle of a street, surrounded by residential buildings. | |
Footage circulating online shows the aftermath of the impact, which locals likened to an earthquake. | |
The exact nature of the fallen object was not immediately clear. According to local Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, it left a 20-meter crater in the street, and damaged several cars and shattered windows at buildings nearby. According to a preliminary assessment, no one was injured in the incident, the governor added. | |
The shockwave caused by the impact with the road threw a car into the air and on to a nearby one-story building. | |
The region has been repeatedly subjected to drone and missile attacks, as well as sporadic artillery shelling, by tUkrainian forces since Moscow launched its military offensive, in February of last year. | |
The attacks have claimed lives of some 30 civilians, Gladkov said earlier in the day during a meeting with local legislators. More than 120 others received various injuries, according to official figures. | |