The death toll is likely to rise.
Consequences of the collapse of the entrance of the house in Belgorod / photo screenshots
On May 12, explosions rang out in Belgorod, Russia. According to information on social networks, the entrance of a high-rise building collapsed in the city.
As reported by Russian Telegram channels, in Belgorod the entrance collapsed from the tenth to the first floor. The cause of the destruction is currently unknown.
According to Baza, at least four people died, and another 35 were injured. However, the number is likely to increase.
At the same time, the governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said that Ukraine is to blame for what happened, as if the troops fired at the building, which caused it to collapse. Information is also spreading on the network that a Russian guided aerial bomb fell on the house.
Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Combating Disinformation at the NSDC, said that the building in Belgorod was most likely blown up.
Consequences of the collapse of the entrance of a house in Belgorod / photo telegram Belgorod01
“The video from the cameras does not show falling objects, accordingly, all accusations of the Russians about shelling by the Defense Forces are currently untrue. It is quite similar to a provocation by Russia, or an informational provocation to inflate the situation, to justify further strikes on residential buildings in Ukrainian cities.” – he emphasized.
Consequences of the collapse of the entrance of a house in Belgorod / photo telegram Zhest Belgorod
Updated at 12:45 p.m. So far, 7 deaths have been reported. It also became known that the roof of a destroyed building in Belgorod fell on rescuers who were clearing the rubble.
Updated at 12:52 p.m. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that the “Kyiv regime” carried out a “terrorist attack” on the residential quarters of Belgorod around 11:40. The department noted that the Ukrainian troops allegedly used the Tochka-U tactical missile system, the Vilha multiple-launch rocket system, and the RM-70 Vampire for this purpose.
“During the repulse of the attack, six Tochka-U missiles, four rockets of the “Vampyr” MSRP and two rockets of the “Vilkha” MSRP were destroyed by Russian air defense means. Fragments of one of the downed missiles of the “Tochka-U” TRC damaged a residential building in the city of Belgorod “, Russians were assured by another propaganda from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Screenshot of a post from the Telegram of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Updated at 2:48 p.m. The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, reported that 62 rooms were damaged as a result of the collapse of the entrance to the residential building. According to him, there are no casualties yet, the rubble is being sorted out. At the same time, as previously reported, Russian Telegram channels wrote about the dead.
Updated at 2:53 p.m. A missile threat was re-announced in Belgorod, people are heading for shelter. Because of this, the rescue work at the site of the collapse of the entrance had to be interrupted.
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As UNIAN wrote, the plane landed near Belgorod. A Russian missile most likely fell on the Belgorod region on the night of May 11. Local media published a video of the rocket launching and falling over the city of Novosadov, but then one of the agencies deleted the post.
It was also reported that the Omsk region is under water in Russia. Russian mass media reported that hundreds of houses were flooded, and the population is being evacuated there.
