Array
Thousands of people were evacuated Saturday in a Russian city after an explosive device was found near the site where a bomb was accidentally dropped by a Russian warplane earlier this week.
About 3,000 people were evacuated from 17 apartment buildings in Belgorod, a Russian city near the Ukrainian border. On Thursday, a Russian warplane accidentally dropped a bomb in the city, causing a powerful blast that injured three people and left a large crater.
The Russian Defense Ministry acknowledged that a weapon accidentally released by one of its own Su-34 bombers caused the explosion and said an investigation was underway.
Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of Belgorod province, said Saturday that crews decided to detonate an „explosive object“ near the same site, „in the immediate vicinity of residential buildings.“ Evacuations ended later Saturday after the bomb was removed, Demidov wrote on Telegram.
PREVIOUS UPDATES:’Ukraine’s rightful place is in NATO,‘ alliance head Jens Stoltenberg says on Kyiv visit
Latest developments:
►“Ukraine’s future is in (NATO),“ Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of NATO, said at a Friday news conference, adding that leaders of the alliance have agreed Ukraine will eventually join.
