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Bomb (Air Delivered)

Bomb (Air Delivered) event in Belgorod, Kryukove area, Russian Federation on Sun 31st March 2024

31st March 2024

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In Russia, in the city of Krasnoarmysk, Saratov Region, on the morning of March 31, the wreckage of the Russian strategic missile Kh-101 was found.

As reported by Ukrinform, this was reported on April 1 by ASTRA Telegram channel with reference to sources.

According to their data, during launch, the warhead of the Kh-101 missile detonated in the air, and the fragments fell on the territory of Krasnoarmiisk. They were found at seven in the morning on March 31. "One of the fragments fell 400 meters from residential building 19 on the street of the 5th district of the city. There are no casualties. Officially, the local authorities did not comment on the situation," the report says.

Local media previously wrote that it was "a downed Ukrainian drone."

The ASTRA source also reports that two FAB-500 aerial bombs fell from Russian planes on the Belgorod region . One bomb was found on March 31 in the area of ​​the Nina hamlet. In the area of ​​the village of Kryukove, they found a ravine in which, according to preliminary data, the same FAB-500 is lying.

As noted, over the past two weeks, Russian planes have dropped 14 aerial bombs on the territory of the Belgorod region.

As Ukrinform reported, on the night of March 31, Russian aggressors launched the third massive missile attack on Ukraine in the last four days. The enemy once again used X-101/X-555/X-55 cruise missiles from Tu-95MS strategic bombers. The launches took place from the Engels district of the Saratov region.


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Belgorod ( Kryukove area )

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