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The Ukrainian Armed Forces struck a residential high-rise building in Belgorod. The Spanish drone flew right into the apartment and exploded. There could have been children there
Ukrainian military attacked a residential high-rise in Belgorod. A Spanish drone flew right into the apartment and exploded. There may be children there
A video has been published showing the moment a Ukrainian military drone struck a high-rise building in Belgorod.
On Tuesday afternoon, November 5, Ukrainian military drones attacked a residential building in Belgorod. After the incident, three apartments caught fire, one of which could have been occupied by a family with children.
According to various sources, 3 to 5 people were injured, no one was hurt. The moment of shock was captured on video. The video shows the drone falling almost vertically over the house.
The strike hit a multi-story building on Kashtanovaya Street. Three apartments caught fire. The regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, reported that one victim was taken to hospital with injuries from a mine explosion and shrapnel wounds to his leg. Another man was carried down the stairs from the fifth floor, but was not allowed in because he was poisoned by combustion products.
Later, Gladkov added that, according to preliminary information, there were no casualties.
Mayor Valentin Demidov added that gas supply to the houses has been temporarily cut off. All residents of the house were offered temporary housing in the center, but for now most of them have decided to move in with relatives.
In total, three floors and about 10 apartments were damaged, Massey said. The blast wave from the drone crash blew out windows and destroyed the building's facade. The drone is believed to have exploded after flying into one of the apartments.
The channel also reported five casualties. Presumably, there was a family with children in the apartment that was shot down by the Ukrainian drone. Their relatives have not yet been able to contact them.
The attacked house is located in the “New Life” microdistrict, built for the families of young doctors and teachers.
The Ukrainian military first used this drone in November last year. According to the channel, all were shot down by electronic warfare and air defense systems. Their fragments were found in a forest near the village of Pasovo in the Smolensk region. The investigation revealed that they were carrying KZ-6 explosives and about 1.2 kg of S-4 explosives.
In April last year, the same Columba was discovered near the Novosyolki oil terminal in the Moscow region. It had 3 kg of explosives. Presumably, the UAV's wing caught on an obstacle and fell to the ground. The unmanned vehicle was then destroyed in a controlled explosion by bomb disposal experts who arrived at the scene.
It was also reported that the UAV may have been launched from Zolochiv in the Kharkiv region. The drone flew about 50 kilometers before the attack took place in the Russian city.
The owner of one of the apartments lost all his property.
The owner of the fifth-floor apartment that suffered the most damage said no one was in the building at the time of the attack, but all of his family's belongings were destroyed. "My apartment suffered the most," she said.
Another resident said that first there was a loud noise, then a flash, and then the apartment window fell. "I understand that it is very close and you may not have time to reach the corridor. The flash goes out, and the glass falls. The windows in two rooms were broken, everything in the entrance was broken, it was difficult to get in, the entire floor was in glass," said the girl, who moved from Shebekino to Belgorod for safety reasons.
Witnesses said they heard two bangs and saw smoke coming from the house before the drone landed. Residents of a neighboring house also reported hearing a bang and seeing a fire. His apartment also had broken glass and debris damaged his car.