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The Russian authorities said on Saturday that a Ukrainian attack on the city of Belgorod had killed at least 18 people and injured more than 110 others, in the deadliest strike against a Russian city since the beginning of the war nearly two years ago.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement that Ukraine had hit Belgorod — a regional center of around 330,000 residents about 25 miles north of the Ukrainian border — with two missiles and several rockets, adding that the strike was “indiscriminate” and would “not go unpunished.”

The ministry said that most of the rockets had been shot down, but that some debris had fallen on the city. The Ukrainian government has not officially commented on the Belgorod attack, and Russian claims could not be immediately verified.

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[–] Relo@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It was russian air defence that hit their own city. At least that's what I heard and that's also what it looks like.

It's very unlikely that Ukraine suddenly starts targeting civilians.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Heard from where? I'm inclined to believe Ukraine is in the right here, but citing sources matters, especially when there's a propaganda war happening.

[–] Relo@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Can't find the tweet rn. There were analysis on impact angle, type of explosion and distance from impact side to frontline.

Only way Ukraine would be the origin is if they used himars or drones. But those explosions look completely different.

Another tweet said that Ukraine claimed responsibility for attacking military targets in that area. The russian air defence however has trouble With shooting down those small targets with sensors that were designed to fly towards jet planes or ballistic missiles.