| May 2024 Belgorod bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part ofAttacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
| Location | Belgorod,Belgorod Oblast,Russia |
| Date | 12 May 2024 11:30 |
Attack type | Airstrike |
| Deaths | 19 |
| Injured | 30 |
TheMay 2024 Belgorod bombing occurred on 12 May 2024, where at least 19[1] civilians are killed and 30 others were injured in a strike on an apartment block inBelgorod,Russia.[2][3]
As a result of the explosion, the entrance to a ten-story residential building was destroyed, 17 people were killed, and about 30 more people were injured. The collapse of the entrance occurred against the backdrop ofRussia's invasion of Ukraine.[4]
TheRussian Ministry of Defense stated that the explosion that led to the collapse of the house was caused by the fall of a fragment of a UkrainianTochka-U missile shot down by Russian air defences. Independent military experts considered this version unlikely, noting that the building was hit on its northeastern side, which is not facing Ukrainian territory. They said that the origin of the explosion was probably a Russian surface-to-air missile, or a Russian guided aerial bomb dropped accidentally.[5][6][7]
