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In October a gunman opened fire at one of several military bases in the Belgorod region, killing 11 soldiers. (File Image: Reuters)
State news agencies cited the toll, citing local emergency services, as a cultural center repurposed to store ammunition for the Russian armed forces.
Ammunition detonated due to “careless” handling of a grenade in Russia’s Belgorod region on the border ukraine Russian news agencies reported on Sunday that three soldiers were killed and 16 wounded.
State news agencies cited the toll, citing local emergency services, as a cultural center repurposed to store ammunition for the Russian armed forces.
Another eight service personnel were reported missing as of Sunday evening, Interfax news agency reported.
“A fire broke out as a result of a hand grenade inadvertently detonated by a sergeant in a dormitory. Sixteen soldiers, including the perpetrator, have been taken to hospital. Three more people died,” said a statement by local emergency services cited by news agencies. said in.
TASS news agency said local officials said the grenade exploded due to “careless handling”.
112 more Baja Telegram channels linked to Russia’s law enforcement agencies said the dead and wounded were called up to fight in Ukraine as part of a mobilization campaign.
The report did not specify when the incident happened.
The Belgorod region borders Ukraine’s northeast, where the city of Kharkiv has been the target of several Russian missile attacks since the invasion of Ukraine last February.
In October a gunman opened fire at one of several military bases in the Belgorod region, killing 11 soldiers.
Moscow said of the attacks in Ukraine that fuel and ammunition stores there had also been shaken by the blasts. Kyiv has described them as “karma” for the invasion of Russia, without claiming responsibility.
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