Russia’s defence ministry has admitted bombing its own city by mistake during a raid on Ukraine.
A Russian fighter jet accidentally dropped a bomb on Belgorod, just 20km over the border from the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, during a night-time bombing attack, the ministry said in a statement late on Thursday.
Video footage of the incident that emerged Friday showed several cars driving through an intersection in a residential area before the bomb landed, causing a fiery explosion, hitting a car, and leaving a 20m crater in the road.
The ministry described the bombing as “an abnormal descent of aviation ammunition” and did not explain why it happened.
Viacheslav Gladkov, the local governor, said two people were hospitalised with injuries from the incident.
Source: Economy - ft.com
