Bomb (Air Delivered) event in Belgorod, Yakovlev area, Russian Federation on Wed 13th May 2026

An aerial bomb dropped by a Russian plane caused a train to derail in the Belgorod region.

This is reported by ASTRA .

The incident occurred in the Yakovlev district, where an air bomb fell directly onto a railway track. The munition did not detonate, but damaged about 25 meters of the railway track.

The driver of the Razumne - Tomarovka train, which was carrying 15 passengers, noticed the damage in time and applied emergency braking. Despite this, the train derailed.

A 75-year-old woman was injured in the incident. Bomb disposal teams arrived at the scene and removed the FAB-500 aerial bomb.

Belgorod Oblast Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov initially said that the train derailment could have been caused by a blast. He later edited the message and removed any mention of this version.

According to journalists, since the beginning of 2026, Russian aviation has dropped aerial bombs on the territory of the Russian Federation and temporarily occupied territories at least 24 times, either accidentally or due to technical malfunctions.

Earlier, in October 2025, it was reported that since the beginning of that year, Russian aircraft had accidentally dropped at least 127 aerial bombs on the territory of Russia and the occupied regions of Ukraine.

The Russian authorities typically try to cover up such incidents or minimize their publicity.