| May 2024 Belgorod missile strike | |
|---|---|
| Part of Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
| Location | Belgorod, Belgorod Oblast, Russia |
| Date | 12 May 2024 |
Attack type | Airstrike |
| Deaths | 17 |
| Injured | 30 |
| Perpetrator |  Armed Forces of Ukraine |
The May 2024 Belgorod missile strike occurred on 12 May 2024, where at least 17 civilians are killed and 30 others are injured when a missile hit an apartment block in Belgorod, Russia. [1] [2]
As a result of the explosion, the entrance to a ten-story residential building was destroyed, 17 people were killed, and about 30 more people were injured. The collapse of the entrance occurred against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. [3]
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the explosion that led to the collapse of the house was caused by the fall of a fragment of a downed Ukrainian Tochka-U missile. Independent military experts considered this version unlikely, citing an abnormal derailment of a Russian FAB-250 or FAB-500 aerial bomb as a possible cause of the explosion. [4] [5]
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