[8] The authorities of the Russian regions bordering Ukraine – Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk Oblasts – regularly report shelling, as a result of which there is destruction and casualties.
[9][10] A video from a surveillance camera has appeared on Russian Telegram channels, which allegedly shows the moment of the explosion in Belgorod.
[9] According to Ministry of Defence, "At around 22:15 Moscow time on 20 April, when a Su-34 plane of the Russian Aerospace Forces was performing a flight above the city of Belgorod, an emergency release of an air ordnance occurred".
[12] The Governor of the Belgorod Oblast Vyacheslav Gladkov said earlier in Telegram that an explosion occurred in the city center, a crater with a diameter of 20 meters formed, several cars and buildings were damaged.
Photos and videos posted online show piles of concrete on the street, several damaged cars and buildings.