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Russia's air force accidentally bombs own city of Belgorod near Ukraine border

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Russia’s military has acknowledged that a bomb accidentally dropped by one of its warplanes caused a powerful blast in a Russian city about 25 miles east of the Russia-Ukraine border.

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  1. KESQ Palm Springs

    Russian jet accidentally drops bomb on Russian city of Belgorod, state media says (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Radina Gigova, Victoria Butenko, Josh Pennington and Brad Lendon, CNN A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on a Russian city of more than 400,000 people late Thursday, leaving a crater 20 meters (65 feet) across, blowing a car onto a roof and damaging buildings in what state media called an “acciden…

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Russia's Air Force Accidentally Bombed Its Own City Near Ukraine Border (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Witnesses in Belgorod reported a low hissing sound followed by a blast that made nearby apartment buildings tremble and shattered their windows.

  3. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Russia's air force accidentally bombs its own city (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s military acknowledged that a bomb accidentally dropped by one of its warplanes caused a powerful blast in a Russian city not far from Ukraine’s border, injuring two and scaring local residents.

  4. NPR

    Russia says its air force bombed its own city near Ukraine (opens NPR)

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    A Russian fighter jet had an "accidental discharge" of its payload over the Russian city of Belgorod on Thursday, according to Russia's Defense Ministry, causing injuries and damaging buildings.

  5. CBS News

    Russia admits its own warplane accidentally bombed Russian city of Belgorod, near Ukraine border (opens CBS News)

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    Belgorod residents thought it was a Ukrainian attack, but Russia's military quickly acknowledged that a bomb was dropped by one of its own warplanes.

  6. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Russia says its air force accidentally bombs own city of Belgorod (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    Russia's military acknowledged that a bomb accidentally dropped by one of its warplanes caused a powerful blast in a Russian city not far from Ukraine's border, injuring two and scaring local residents.

  7. Voice of America

    Russia's Air Force Accidentally Bombs Own City of Belgorod (opens Voice of America)

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    Bomb accidentally dropped by warplane caused powerful blast in a Russian city about 40 kilometers east of the Russia-Ukraine border

  8. PJ Media

    OOPS! Russia Accidentally Bombs Its Own City of Belgorod Near Ukraine Border (opens PJ Media)

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    The Russian Defense Ministry called it an “emergency release of an air ordnance,

  9. Wall Street Journal

    Russia Mistakenly Bombs Own City (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Moscow said one of its jet fighters had accidentally dropped a weapon over Belgorod near the Ukrainian border, leaving several injured.

  10. Washington Post

    Russia bombed its own city, Defense Ministry says (opens Washington Post)

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    In the latest mishap in Vladimir Putin's war, a Russian plane dropped a bomb on Belgorod, a city near the border with Ukraine.

  11. UPI

    Russian military plane accidentally bombs its own city Belgorod (opens UPI)

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    The Russian city of Belgorod was accidentally bombed by the Russian military on Thursday, reports said.

  12. Breitbart News

    Oops! Russia Accidentally Bombs Itself, Blames 'Emergency Release' (opens Breitbart News)

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    Russia blamed "an emergency ejection of an air ordnance" when a dropped bomb caused havoc in one of its own cities.

  13. The Washington Free Beacon

    Russia Admits It Accidentally Bombed Own City (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    MOSCOW (Reuters)—A Russian Sukhoi-34 supersonic warplane accidentally fired a weapon into the city of Belgorod near Ukraine late on Thursday, causing an explosion and injuring three people.

  14. New York Post

    Russian warplane accidentally bombs own city, injures 3 (opens New York Post)

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    A Sukhoi-34 supersonic plane accidentally dropped a bomb on the Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukrainian border.

  15. Fox News

    Russian warplane accidentally drops munitions on Russian border city (opens Fox News)

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    A Russian military aircraft accidentally dropped munitions over the border city of Belgorod on Thursday, leaving two women injured, Russian state media reports.

  16. The Guardian

    Russian plane accidentally strikes Russian city near Ukraine border leaving 20m crater (opens The Guardian)

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    ‘Accidental discharge of aviation ammunition’ from jet responsible for huge blast in Belgorod

  17. Insider

    A Russian fighter jet mistakenly bombed one of its own cities. Experts say that 'serious' cockpit errors are likely to blame. (opens Insider)

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    A Russian Su-34 mistakenly bombed the Russian city of Belgorod on Thursday, injuring two civilians, authorities said.

  18. Los Angeles Times

    Russian warplane accidentally bombs Russian city near border with Ukraine (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A powerful bomb accidentally dropped by a Russian warplane has hit the Russian city of Belgorod near Ukraine, injuring two people.

  19. Anchorage Daily News

    Russia military says bomb dropped on city near Ukrainian border was an accident (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Russia’s military acknowledged that a bomb accidentally dropped by one of its warplanes caused a powerful blast in Belgorod, injuring two and scaring local residents.

  20. Newsweek

    Russia bombs its own city by mistake (opens Newsweek)

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    The region's governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said three people were injured in the blast.

  21. FOX 5 DC

    Russia's air force accidentally bombs own city of Belgorod near Ukraine border (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    Russia’s military has acknowledged that a bomb accidentally dropped by one of its warplanes caused a powerful blast in a Russian city about 25 miles east of the Russia-Ukraine border.

  22. AL.com

    Russia’s air force accidentally bombs one of its own cities (opens AL.com)

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    The Russian Defense Ministry acknowledged the explosion was caused by a weapon accidentally dropped by one of its own Su-34 bombers.

  23. Local News 8

    Russian jet drops bomb on Russian city, state media says (opens Local News 8)

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    By Radina Gigova, Victoria Butenko, Josh Pennington and Brad Lendon, CNN A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on a Russian city of more than 400,000 people late Thursday, leaving a crater 40 meters (130 feet) across, blowing a car onto a roof and damaging buildings in what state media called an “emerge…

  24. The Oregonian

    Russian air force accidentally bombs its own city (opens The Oregonian)

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    Belgorod residents reported a low hissing sound followed by a blast that made nearby apartment buildings tremble and shattered their windows. It left a 66-foot-wide crater in the middle of a tree-lined avenue flanked by apartment blocks, damaged several cars and threw one vehicle onto a store roof.

  25. The Daily Caller

    Russia Accidentally Bombs Itself (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Russia accidentally bombed itself late Thursday, according to reports.

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